Synopses & Reviews
Review
"This is a good, solid, introductory history of the German colonies, primarily the African ones, and their relations with and effects on Germany. Professor Smith makes no unusual claims, except to hint that the way the Germans dealt with 'inferior' peoples during World War II may have been learnt during their administration of Africans before World War I. If Germans were colonial tyrants at times, The German Colonial Empire shows that they were motivated by the same needs, shared the same concerns, and followed the same policies as their English and French rivals." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)