Explorations and Entanglements

<p> Traditionally Germany has been considered a minor player in Pacific history: its presence there was more limited than that of other European nations and whereas its European rivals established themselves as imperial forces beginning in the early modern era Germany did not seriously pursue colonialism until the nineteenth century. Yet thanks to recent advances in the field emphasizing transoceanic networks and cultural encounters it is now possible to develop a more nuanced understanding of the history of Germans in the Pacific. The studies gathered here offer fascinating research into German missionary commercial scientific and imperial activity against the backdrop of the Pacific's overlapping cultural circuits and complex oceanic transits.</p>