Magic lantern empire : colonialism and society in Germany /

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"Magic Lantern Empire examines German colonialism as a mass cultural and political phenomenon unfolding at the center of a nascent, conflicted German modernity. John Phillip Short draws together strands of propaganda and visual culture, science and fantasy to show how colonialism developed as a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Short, John Phillip, 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Public opinion > Germany > History.
Popular culture > Germany > History.
Imperialism > Social aspects > Germany > History.
Imperialism > Public opinion > History.
Opinion publique > Allemagne > Histoire.
Culture populaire > Allemagne > Histoire.
Impérialisme > Aspect social > Allemagne > Histoire.
Impérialisme > Opinion publique > Histoire.
HISTORY > Europe > Germany.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
German colonies
Imperialism > Public opinion
Imperialism > Social aspects
Popular culture
Public opinion
Kolonialismus
Gesellschaft
Kolonialisme.
Culturele aspecten.
Publieke opinie.
Germany > Colonies > Public opinion > History.
Germany
Deutschland
Duitsland.
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : empire as world and idea : colonialism and society in Germany
  • Estrangement : structures and limits of the colonial public sphere
  • World of work, world of goods : propaganda and the formation of its object
  • No place in the sun : the people's empire
  • Carnival knowledge : enlightenment and distraction in the field of culture
  • Ethnographic-fantastic : working-class readers at the colonial library
  • The Hottentot elections : colonial politics, socialist politics
  • Conclusion : magic lantern empire : reflections on colonialism and society.

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