Cover of the book „Stadt der Kolonien“: Wie Bremen den deutschen Kolonialismus prägte. You can see the stone elephant in front of the Bremen train station.

Die Überseestadt: Spiegel kolonialer Verhältnisse

Contribution

Lilli Hasche & Janne Jensen

2024

The Bremen Überseestadt, constructed as a new harbor between 1875 and 1913, reflects the close connections between harbor infrastructure and European colonialism. The increase in cargo handling, particularly of colonial commodities, necessitated new port facilities and the deepening of the Weser River. Despite its transformation into a modern urban area, the colonial past remains inadequately addressed to this day. The text calls for making the colonial entanglements visible as an integral part of Bremen’s trade history.

In Aselmeyer, Norman & Virginie Kamche (eds.) „Stadt der Kolonien“: Wie Bremen den deutschen Kolonialismus prägte, 50-54. Freiburg/Breisgau: Herder.

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ISBN: 978-3-451-39923-7

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