H. Glenn Penny Reihenfolge der Bücher

What is German history? Where did it take place? And what role did Germans living outside of Central Europe play in it? This polycentric history offers a new vision that includes communities of Germans far beyond the nation-state.

Introduction kihawahine : the future in the past -- Hawaiian feathered cloaks and Mayan sculptures : collecting origins -- The Haida crest pole and the Nootka eagle mask : hypercollecting -- Benin bronzes : colonial questions -- Guatemalan textiles : persisting global networks -- The Yup'ik flying-swan mask : the past in the future -- Epilogue : harnessing Humboldt.