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Germanica Pacifica Reeks

Deze serie duikt in de ingewikkelde relaties tussen Europa en Azië, met de nadruk op Duitstalige gemeenschappen en hun interacties met de Stille Oceaan. Het onderzoekt culturele uitwisselingen, historische contexten en de impact van globalisering. Het biedt diepgaande inzichten in identiteitsvorming en internationale betrekkingen binnen een dynamische regio. Deze collectie is fascinerend leesvoer voor iedereen die geïnteresseerd is in geschiedenis en mondiale aangelegenheden.

Race and Realpolitik
One-Way Ticket to New Zealand
Von Luckner: A Reassessment

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    Race and Realpolitik

    The Politics of Colonisation in German Samoa

    • 205bladzijden
    • 8 uur lezen

    German colonisation in Samoa from 1900 to 1914 was characterised by the interplay of conflicting definitions of race. The central question this study asks is to what extent, and in which ways, ideologies of race shaped German colonial policy in Samoa. It analyses the administration's paternalist development policies, debates over white settlement, the introduction and treatment of indentured labourers, and the legal classification of mixed marriages and half-castes. The author argues that rather than uniting the &ltI>colonising community in a racist mission of domination, racial thought amplified the fissures in German Samoa's population and supported the administration's Realpolitik.

    Race and Realpolitik
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    One-Way Ticket to New Zealand

    Swiss Immigration After the Second World War

    • 197bladzijden
    • 7 uur lezen

    Over the past decade more than 200 Swiss have settled in New Zealand each year, with the number of registered Swiss New Zealanders now totalling some 6000. Yet, to date, very little research has been done on Swiss migration to New Zealand. One-Way Ticket to New Zealand presents the available material on early contacts between Switzerland and New Zealand. These include John Webber, Captain Cook’s artist, who was almost certainly the first Swiss to set foot in New Zealand, in the year 1777, as well as early settlers like Felix Hunger, who established himself as a blacksmith in Taranaki and then returned to the Swiss canton of Graubünden to fetch further settlers. The study focuses particularly on immigration after the Second World War, and tells the stories of individual Swiss who have settled in New Zealand during this period. They include a deer farmer, a successful novelist, a travel agent, a restaurant owner, a homesick Ticinese and a professional drummer. Based on detailed interviews with Swiss living in New Zealand, it examines their reasons for leaving Switzerland and for choosing New Zealand, and explores the extent to which they have integrated into New Zealand society. It also presents and analyses data on immigration after the Second World War, taken from both census and Swiss Embassy sources.

    One-Way Ticket to New Zealand
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    Von Luckner: A Reassessment

    • 218bladzijden
    • 8 uur lezen
    3,0(1)Tarief

    Felix von Luckner, a German prisoner of war in New Zealand in 1917, became a folk hero due to his chivalrous treatment of captured crews and his daring escape. His return in 1938 sparked admiration amidst ongoing controversies. New archival documents from Germany and New Zealand shed light on his complex legacy.

    Von Luckner: A Reassessment