The Long Shadow of German Colonialism

'In his knowledgeable synthesis [...] Melber emphasises that ""amnesia, denial and revisionism"" continue to determine how the colonial past is dealt with in' Germany.' -- <b><i>Frankfurter Allgemeine</i></b> 'Based on a diverse and impressive body of literature. The fruit of much reflection on colonialism, the book is a testament to hope.' -- <b><i>The Namibian</b></i> '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.' -- <b>Susan Williams, author of <I>White Malice</I></b> '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.' -- <b>Philip Murphy, Director of History and Policy, Institute of Historical Research, and author of <I>The Empire's New Clothes</I></b> 'This ground-breaking book cuts against Germany's commemorative and indeed political habit of ignoring colonial history, and offers a necessary historical framing for racism, colonialism and genocide.' -- <b>Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, author of <I>Beyond the Coloniality of Internationalism</I></b> '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.' -- <b>Robbie Aitken, co-author of <I>Black Germany</I></b>