{"product_id":"an-imperial-homeland-forging-german-identity-in-southwest-africa-9780271092980","title":"An Imperial Homeland: Forging German Identity in Southwest Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eGerman metropole had a prevalent depiction of the colonized world at the turn of the twentieth century. Tobacco advertisements catered to the erotic gaze of imperial enthusiasts, while youth magazines allowed children to escape into \"exotic domains.\" Racist beliefs framed these narratives, but the abundance of colonial imaginaries compelled German citizens and settlers to contemplate the world beyond Europe. Adam A. Blackler's book, \"An Imperial Homeland,\" reorients our understanding of the relationship between imperial Germany and its empire in Southwest Africa, revealing how Africans confronted foreign rule and altered German national identity. It enriches our understanding of German identity and how a distant colony with diverse ecologies, peoples, and social dynamics grew into an extension of German memory and tradition. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 282 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 27 September 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pennsylvania State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the dawn of the 20th century, images of the colonized world were pervasive throughout the German metropolis. Tobacco advertisements catered to the erotic gaze of imperial enthusiasts with images of Ovaherero girls, and youth magazines allowed children to escape into \"exotic domains\" where their imaginations could wander freely. While racist beliefs framed such narratives, the abundance of colonial imaginaries nevertheless compelled German citizens and settlers to contemplate the world beyond Europe as a part of their daily lives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Imperial Homeland reorients our understanding of the relationship between imperial Germany and its empire in Southwest Africa (present-day Namibia). Colonialism had an especially significant effect on shared interpretations of the Heimat (home\/homeland) ideal, a historically elusive perception that conveyed among Germans a sense of place through national peculiarities and local landmarks. Focusing on colonial encounters that took place between 1842 and 1915, Adam A. Blackler reveals how Africans confronted foreign rule and altered German national identity. As Blackler shows, once the façade of imperial fantasy gave way to colonial reality, German metropolitans and white settlers increasingly sought to fortify their presence in Africa using juridical and physical acts of violence, culminating in the first genocide of the 20th century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrounded in extensive archival research, An Imperial Homeland enriches our understanding of German identity, allowing us to see how a distant colony with diverse ecologies, peoples, and social dynamics grew into an extension of German memory and tradition. It will be of interest to German Studies scholars, particularly those interested in colonial Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 476g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 229 x 152 x 26 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780271092980\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adam A.Blackler","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44100995514618,"sku":"9780271092980","price":80.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1674826318143_book.jpg?v=1675620942","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/an-imperial-homeland-forging-german-identity-in-southwest-africa-9780271092980","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}