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German migration to Guatemala was closely tied to the rise of coffee capitalism.
Why a special issue on Germans and Brazilians? Diplomatic and economic relationships offer two ob... more Why a special issue on Germans and Brazilians? Diplomatic and economic relationships offer two obvious answers. There is no question that the economic interconnec-tions that developed between the Brazilian and German states during the modern era proved important for people and institutions on both continents. Indeed, at the outset of World War II, Germany was Brazil's number two trading partner. 1 Nor is there any doubt that diplomats on both sides of the Atlantic pondered Germany's imperialist potential in Latin America and particularly in Brazil during the age of world politics (Weltpolitik) and again during the Nazi era. Those concerns and debates have received considerable attention. 2 The more poignant reply, however, emerges with the recognition that the very jux-taposition of 'Germans' and 'Brazilians' is misleading. These have never been uni-tary categories, and some people, hundreds of thousands by the end of the nineteenth century, and over a million by the onset of World War II, occupied both rubrics in sundry variations. 3 The overlapping interconnections that accompanied and informed those hybrid identities or multiple subject positions produced relationships in Brazil that had a significant impact on the course of Brazilian history. At the same time,
Geschichte und Gesellschaft, 2015
The introductory essay engages with recent work on the myriad groups of German speakers that flou... more The introductory essay engages with recent work on the myriad groups of German speakers that flourished outside the borders of the German nation-state between the 1880s and the 1930s. Since the end of the Second World War, scholars have treated the notion of the Auslandsdeutsche (German expatriates) with considerable ideological suspicion. This essay, however, argues that a German history that moves beyond those prejudices and integrates these communities of German-speakers into a more inclusive historiography offers us the chance to create a dialog between German national history and the histories of the nations and regions in which German cultures took hold and, to use the language of the times, where German colonies were founded. The integration of these German spaces and their diverse communities into our historical narratives offers us the chance to fashion a more inclusive notion of German history, one that effectively decenters the role of the German nation-state by recognizing the inherently polycentric character of German nationhood during this period.
German migration to Guatemala was closely tied to the rise of coffee capitalism.
Why a special issue on Germans and Brazilians? Diplomatic and economic relationships offer two ob... more Why a special issue on Germans and Brazilians? Diplomatic and economic relationships offer two obvious answers. There is no question that the economic interconnec-tions that developed between the Brazilian and German states during the modern era proved important for people and institutions on both continents. Indeed, at the outset of World War II, Germany was Brazil's number two trading partner. 1 Nor is there any doubt that diplomats on both sides of the Atlantic pondered Germany's imperialist potential in Latin America and particularly in Brazil during the age of world politics (Weltpolitik) and again during the Nazi era. Those concerns and debates have received considerable attention. 2 The more poignant reply, however, emerges with the recognition that the very jux-taposition of 'Germans' and 'Brazilians' is misleading. These have never been uni-tary categories, and some people, hundreds of thousands by the end of the nineteenth century, and over a million by the onset of World War II, occupied both rubrics in sundry variations. 3 The overlapping interconnections that accompanied and informed those hybrid identities or multiple subject positions produced relationships in Brazil that had a significant impact on the course of Brazilian history. At the same time,
Geschichte und Gesellschaft, 2015
The introductory essay engages with recent work on the myriad groups of German speakers that flou... more The introductory essay engages with recent work on the myriad groups of German speakers that flourished outside the borders of the German nation-state between the 1880s and the 1930s. Since the end of the Second World War, scholars have treated the notion of the Auslandsdeutsche (German expatriates) with considerable ideological suspicion. This essay, however, argues that a German history that moves beyond those prejudices and integrates these communities of German-speakers into a more inclusive historiography offers us the chance to create a dialog between German national history and the histories of the nations and regions in which German cultures took hold and, to use the language of the times, where German colonies were founded. The integration of these German spaces and their diverse communities into our historical narratives offers us the chance to fashion a more inclusive notion of German history, one that effectively decenters the role of the German nation-state by recognizing the inherently polycentric character of German nationhood during this period.