Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Empire as World and Idea: Colonialism and Society in Germany 1
5. 1. Estrangement: Structures and Limits of the Colonial Public Sphere 22
6. 2. World of Work, World of Goods: Propaganda and the Formation of Its Object 36
7. 3. No Place in the Sun: The People’s Empire 57
8. 4. Carnival Knowledge: Enlightenment and Distraction in the Cultural Field 80
9. 5. Ethnographic-Fantastic: Working-Class Readers at the Colonial Library 108
10. 6. The Hottentot Elections: Colonial Politics, Socialist Politics 132
11. Magic Lantern Empire: Reflections on Colonialism and Society 148
12. Abbreviations 161
13. Notes 163
14. Bibliography 197
15. Index 223