IMPERIALISM BY GERMANY AND AFRICA
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The Territorial Expansion of the Colonial State: Evidence from German East Africa 1890–1909. Authors:
Pierskalla, Jan De Juan, Alexander Montgomery, Max
Source: British Journal of Political Science. Apr2019, Vol. 49 Issue 2, p711-737. 27p.
Document Type: Article
Subject Terms: *IMPERIALISM NATION building
Geographic Terms: GERMAN East Africa
Author-Supplied Keywords: Africa colonialism German East-Africa state building
Abstract: What explains states' sub-national territorial reach? While large parts of the
state-building literature have focused on national capabilities, little is known about the determinants of the unevenness of state presence at the sub-national level. This article seeks to fill this gap by looking at early attempts at state building: it investigates the processes of state penetration in the former colony of German East Africa. Contrary to previous studies – which largely emphasized antecedent or structural factors – the current study argues that geographical patterns of state penetration have been driven by the state's strategic imperative to solidify control over territory and establish political stability. The article tests these propositions using an original, geo-referenced grid-cell dataset for the years 1890 to 1909 based on extensive historical records in German colonial yearbooks
and maps. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Full Text Word Count: 17036
ISSN: 0007-1234
DOI: 10.1017/S0007123 416000648
Accession Number: 135645046
Database: Business Source Alumni Edition
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