The Long Shadow of German Colonialism by Henning Melber

The Long Shadow of German Colonialism by Henning Melber

'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 pastThis needs to be read urgently and widely.'

'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.'

'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.'

'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.'

Henning Melber is Director Emeritus of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and former research director of the Nordic Africa Institute. Since joining Namibia's anti-colonial movement, he has been a scholar-activist. His books include Understanding Namibia and Dag Hammarskjöld, the United Nations and the Decolonisation of Africa, both published by Hurst.