Germany's Vision of Empire in Venezuela, 1871-1914 / / Holger H. Herwig.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• VerfasserIn: Herwig, Holger H.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1986
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 475
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (300 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Tables --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; Chapter I. From Coffee to Railroads: German Merchants and Investments --; Chapter II. The German Community: Deutschtum as a Trojan Horse? --; Chapter III. The Blockade 1902-1903: Motivation and Hesitation --; Chapter IV. The Military Advisors' Game --; Chapter V. Germany, Venezuela, and the Panama Canal: The Elusive Quest for Agerman Naval Base in South America --; Chapter VI. Venezuela and President James Monroe's "Insolent Dogma" --; Chapter VII. Parting of the Ways: Germany, Great Britain, And Venezuela Around 1900 --; Conclusion: What Price Imperialism? --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400858279; 9783110413441; 9783110413519; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400858279
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Holger H. Herwig.

The book details which Germans pushed for overseas expansion, how they tried to implement their ambitions, and why they ultimately failed. Discussions of political leaders and diplomats, the navy, German nationals overseas, and the German Evangelical Church and its missions abroad contribute to the history of Wilhelmian Germany.Originally published in 1986.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.