Carl Peters and German Imperialism 1856-1918 A Political Biography
, by Perras, Arne- ISBN: 9780199265107 | 0199265100
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 9/30/2004
Carl Peters (1856-1918) ranked among Germany's most prominent imperialists in the nineteenth century. He became known as the founder of Deutsch-Ostafrika, a region many Germans saw as the pearl of their overseas possessions, and his memory was revered in Nazi Germany. This biography reveals his role in Germany's colonial expansion.