1/ Thread on In Defense of German Colonialism: amazon.com/Defense-German…
2/ Africans wrote letter protesting the end of German rule in Cameroon 
3/ Based on a study of island nations, colonialism seemed to be associated with more economic growth.
4/ Also political freedom:
5/ The principles that embodied the "spirit of Berlin"
6/ Surge in transnational cooperation after Berlin confrence:
7/ Disputing the idea that Europeans made arbitrary borders:
8/ Contrasts to South Africa ethnic policy:
9/ Edmund Morel thought German colonial rule had highest standards:
10/ Author's take on the Nama and Heroro
11/ Who was responsible?
12/ When Herero leader died he was given German style funeral
13/ German conservation in east Africa:
14/ One historian saw the investment in the local people as unique:
15/ The colonies in East Africa were run with few civil servants:
16/ More on ratio between civilians and soldiers:
17/ In the pacific, there was also little military presence:
18/ Some chiefs petitioned the King of Spain to reinstate German colonialism:
19/ Author sees attack on German liberal mission abroad as an attack on liberal mission at home:
20/ Nazis critiqued the Jews involved in German colonialism
21/ East German role in communist Yemen:
22/ People focus endlessly on crimes committed by colonial powers, less on intra African crimes. Why? Deep pockets of the west.
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