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Author Short, John Phillip, 1967-

Title Magic lantern empire [electronic resource] : colonialism and society in Germany / John Phillip Short.

Imprint Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2012.

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Description ix, 232 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction : empire as world and idea : colonialism and society in Germany -- Estrangement : structures and limits of the colonial public sphere -- World of work, world of goods : propaganda and the formation of its object -- No place in the sun : the people's empire -- Carnival knowledge : enlightenment and distraction in the field of culture -- Ethnographic-fantastic : working-class readers at the colonial library -- The Hottentot elections : colonial politics, socialist politics -- Conclusion : magic lantern empire : reflections on colonialism and society.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Imperialism -- Germany -- Public opinion -- History.
Imperialism -- Social aspects -- Germany -- History.
Popular culture -- Germany -- History.
Public opinion -- Germany -- History.
Germany -- Colonies -- Public opinion -- History.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780801450945 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780801468230 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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