Colonial Geography: Race and Space in German East Africa, 1884-1905

Colonial Geography charts changes in conceptions of the relationship between people and landscapes in mainland Tanzania during the German colonial period. In German minds, colonial development would depend on the relationship between East Africans and the landscape. Colonial Geography argues that the most important element in German imperialism was not its violence but its attempts to apply racial thinking to the mastery and control of space.

Utilizing approaches drawn from critical geography, the book argues that the development of a representational space of empire had serious consequences for German colonialism and the population of East Africa. Colonial Geography shows how spatial thinking shaped ideas about race and empire in the period of New Imperialism.

ISBN-13: 9781487543402

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Publication Date: 07-22-2022

Pages: 360

Product Dimensions: 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.10d

Series: German and European Studies