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ID146804
Title ProperGerman military participation in early modern European colonialism
LanguageENG
AuthorTzoref-Ashkenazi, Chen
ContentsThe article examines the military participation of Germans in early modern colonialism, focusing on their service to colonial trading companies and colonial powers. It shows that the German colonial empire had a long pre-history, since German mercenaries provided a vital “tool of empire” for European colonial powers. The article argues that the extensive participation of German soldiers in early modern colonialism demonstrates a hybridity in European colonialism in that national colonial empires relied on trans-national European human resources in addition to local manpower. The article examines German soldiers’ identification with their colonial employers and shows that soldiers recruited as a group retained a stronger sense of separate identity.
`In' analytical NoteJournal of Military History Vol. 80, No.3; Jul 2016: p.671-695
Journal SourceJournal of Military History 2016-09 80, 3
Key WordsGermany ;  Identity ;  European Colonial Powers ;  Modern Colonialism ;  National Colonial Empires