Promoting the German navy in the British Empire:  the Central League for German Navy Clubs Abroad 1898-1918

Stefan Manz

doi:10.1163/9789004229570_010

Promoting the German navy in the British Empire: the Central League for German Navy Clubs Abroad 1898-1918

Stefan Manz^*

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Abstract

German unification in 1871 not only changed the political, economic and geographical landscape of the country, it also had a significant impact on those Germans who found themselves living outside, or migrating across, the borders of the newly founded Empire. It also focuses on the activities of the Central League in Britain and its Empire. For comparative reasons, some areas outside the Empire also included. Within Britain, five local branches can be identified during the period 1898 to 1914: London, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, and Edinburgh-Leith. For London, membership numbers obtained, but judging by annual contributions this branch appears strongest in Britain. The article has shown that researching the activities of the Central League in Britain and its Empire can add valuable insights to the mechanics of transnational ethnic network creation, as well as to the nature of potentially frictional contact zones between German migrants and British colonial rule.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Transnational networks
Subtitle of host publication	German migrants in the British Empire
Editors	Stefan Manz, John R. Davis, Margrit Schulte Beerbühl
Place of Publication	Leiden (NL)
Publisher	Brill
Pages	163-179
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	978-90-04-22957-0
ISBN (Print)	978-90-04-22349-3, 90-04-22349-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004229570_010 https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004229570
Publication status	Published - 30 Apr 2012

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Britain
Central League
contributions
Empire
Germans

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Promoting the German navy in the British Empire: the Central League for German Navy Clubs Abroad 1898-1918. / Manz, Stefan.
Transnational networks: German migrants in the British Empire. ed. / Stefan Manz; John R. Davis; Margrit Schulte Beerbühl. Leiden (NL): Brill, 2012. p. 163-179.

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