"Exposes in chilling detail the horror of Germany's overseas colonial empire and scrupulously probes the ongoing failure of Germany to own its racist colonial past. This needs to be read urgently and widely." -- Susan Williams, author of White Malice"A passionate, scholarly and timely attempt to put the colonial empire of the Kaiserreich back at the heart of modern German history. Melber analyses the ways in which collective amnesia has obscured the crimes of the empire and helps to explain why the subject has proved so divisive." -- Philip Murphy, Director of History and Policy, Institute of Historical Research"This groundbreaking book cuts against Germany?s commemorative and indeed political habit to ignore colonial history, and offers a much-needed historical framing for racism, colonialism and genocide." -- Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, author of Beyond the Coloniality of Internationalism"Timely, wide-ranging and ambitious. Melber expertly lays bare the violence of Germany?s colonial past and makes clear the urgency of engaging with its enduring legacies.
" -- Robbie Aitken, co-author of Black Germany"In his knowledgeable synthesis [.] Melber emphasises that "amnesia, denial and revisionism" continue to determine how the colonial past is dealt with in" Germany." -- Frankfurter Allgemeine"Based on a diverse and impressive body of literature. The fruit of much reflection on colonialism, the book is a testament to hope." -- The Namibian"One hopes that this book will find a wide readership." -- Die Tageszeitung"[Provides] new perspectives on Nazism, German racial thinking and colonization." -- African Business"An extremely committed, analytically brilliant study of German colonialism." -- Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft (ZfG) "A comprehensive, insightful, and timely analysis of German colonialism and its impact .
a major contribution to the scholarship on European colonialism and its past and present impact." -- Historia"A well-founded overview . an important work for anyone interested in colonial history, the culture of remembrance, and postcolonial structures in Germany." -- Für Vielfalt.