The First World War marked the end point of a process of German globalization that began in the 1870s, well before Germany acquired a colonial empire or extensive overseas commercial interests. Structured around the figures of five influential economists who shaped the German po…
Frontier empire: the United States -- Island empire: Japan -- World economy: China and Venezuela -- World policy -- The High Seas Fleet and power politics -- National efficiency and the new mercantilism -- Formal and informal empire -- Empire in crisis -- Colonial dreams -- Worl…
The First World War marked the end point of a process of German globalization that began in the 1870s, well before Germany acquired a colonial empire or extensive overseas commercial interests. Structured around the figures of five influential economists who shaped the German po…