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Driven by Bismarck's wars and by economic hardship, hundreds of people left eastern Germany between 1858 and 1890 to settle in Canada. Using their objects and stories, Lee-Whiting brings to life the culture of a people transplanted to a region that challenged them and met with resilience and resourcefulness.

Germans --- History. --- Renfrew (Ont. : County)

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"Traditionally, Germany has been considered a minor player in Pacific history: its presence there was more limited than that of other European nations, and whereas its European rivals established themselves as imperial forces beginning in the early modern era, Germany did not seriously pursue colonialism until the nineteenth century. Yet thanks to recent advances in the field emphasizing transoceanic networks and cultural encounters, it is now possible to develop a more nuanced understanding of the history of Germans in the Pacific. The studies gathered here offer fascinating case studies of German missionary, commercial, scientific, and imperial activity against the backdrop of the Pacific's overlapping cultural circuits and complex oceanic transits"--

Au�enbeziehungen. --- Germans --- Germans. --- International relations. --- Kolonialismus. --- History --- Deutschland. --- Germany --- Germany. --- Pacific Area --- Pacific Area. --- Pazifischer Raum. --- Relations --- Relations

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Hiermit wird die 7., aktualisierte und durchgesehene Auflage des "Deutschen Martyrologiums" präsentiert.Von Papst Johannes Paul II. 1994 initiiert, versteht es sich als Teil des Gesamtprojekts der Märtyrergeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts. In Zusammenarbeit mit den Bistümern und den Ordensgemeinschaften haben 160 Fachleute Lebensbilder von 900 katholischen Martyrern und Martyrerinnen erarbeitet und in vier Kategorien vorgestellt: die Blutzeugen unter Hitlers Terror; die Blutzeugen in der Zeit des Kommunismus; das martyrium puritatis von Mädchen, Frauen, Ordensschwestern und ihren Beschützern; die Blutzeugen aus den Missionsgebieten.

Allemagne --- Martyres --- Martyrs --- Christian martyrs --- Christian martyrs --- Christian martyrs --- Catholics --- Christian martyrs --- Catholics --- Germans

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"This book is a historical anthropology of the daily deeds of African and German men enrolled in the colonial police force called the Landespolizei. Exploring first their sociocultural backgrounds and mindsets, as well as their practical habits, the book then describes how these men came to be the key regulators of normalized, functional violence"--

Police --- Violence --- Germans --- History --- German Southwest Africa. --- History. --- Namibia --- Colonization. --- Police - Namibia - History - 20th century --- Violence - Namibia - History - 20th century --- Germans - Namibia - History - 20th century --- Namibia - History - 1884-1915 --- Namibia - Colonization

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"Traditionally, Germany has been considered a minor player in Pacific history: its presence there was more limited than that of other European nations, and whereas its European rivals established themselves as imperial forces beginning in the early modern era, Germany did not seriously pursue colonialism until the nineteenth century. Yet thanks to recent advances in the field emphasizing transoceanic networks and cultural encounters, it is now possible to develop a more nuanced understanding of the history of Germans in the Pacific. The studies gathered here offer fascinating case studies of German missionary, commercial, scientific, and imperial activity against the backdrop of the Pacific's overlapping cultural circuits and complex oceanic transits"--

Germans --- History. --- Pacific Area --- Germany --- Relations --- Pacific History, German History, Germany, German-Pacific History, Oceania, Colonialism, Germany, Pacific.