Colonial Globalisation shaped the modern world - intentionally but also by the multi-facetted reactions to it by colonized peoples, which range from resistance to creative adaption and accommodation. Any modern history of the globalised world therefore needs to engage with its colonial origins. This book series publishes original peer-reviewed contributions on all aspects of colonial and postcolonial history from any region and period.

This volume examines how Hamburg, Germany's foremost port, became a central hub of colonial globalisation and how these entanglements continue to shape the city. It traces (post-)colonial memory across a wide spectrum of sites: imaginaries such as the figure of the Hanseat, economic and political institutions including the port itself and the Chamber of Commerce, major companies like the Woermann Group, scholarly and cultural venues such as the ethnological museum Museum für Völkerkunde, Hagenbeck's zoo with its Völkerschauen, and monuments including the Bismarck statue. By analysing these sites of colonial history, (post-)colonial memory, and contestation the book demonstrates what colonialism meant for Hamburg - and how Hamburg shaped colonialism - offering a comprehensive account of the city's place within the history and legacies of (post-)colonial globalisation.

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Jürgen Zimmerer and Kim Sebastian Todzi, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.