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Out of the Shadow of War
An examination of the relationship between Germany and New Zealand in the twentieth century; the role of Germans in New Zealand society, the 'shadow of war', and the strong present-day ties. Thirty one contributors write about historical and contemporary connections, and about the lives of leading figures in New Zealand arts, universities, business, and professions.
The German Connection
The German connection with New Zealand during the nineteenth century is an important part of New Zealand's heritage, but for various reasons it has remained a neglected part of New Zealand history. James Bade and his team of contributors seek to redress the balance with this generously illustrated volume, which examines not only early German settlement, but also the contribution of German and Austrian scientists, artists, musicians, businessmen, and missionaries to the New Zealand way of life.
Germans in Tonga
This volume contains short biographies of over 350 Germans in Tonga born over a 110-year period between 1822 and 1932 and features an introduction on the historical background to the German connection with Tonga. It is the culmination of an eight-year research project examining archival files in New Zealand, Tonga and Germany.
Snake Point
Three university students-Tom from New Zealand, Jake from Oklahoma, and Luise from Berlin-have discovered a crucial message from the German novelist Theodor Fontane on the future of humankind, deposited in the Glass Mountains of Oklahoma. The three meet at a lake near Berlin associated with Fontane, Lake Stechlin, to discuss their U.N.-supported research with TV news reporters, who suggest they turn their findings into a manifesto. The students then explore the lake and witness some extraordinary phenomena. On their way back, they are blocked by two strangers who say they are determined to stop their manifesto from getting out to the public. The students then realize that the lake was warning them to seek refuge on the other side of the world. They travel to a remote part of New Zealand-Snake Point-to write the manifesto. However, soon they become aware that the two strangers they met at Lake Stechlin have found them. The two men then make a series of attempts to ambush and eliminate them. With the help of supportive neighbors and wildlife, will the students manage to outwit their opponents and emerge with a successful manifesto?
Fontane's Landscapes
Aimed primarily at English-speaking undergraduate students of German literature, but also with graduate students and a general readership in mind, this book deals with the literary landscapes in Theodor Fontane's best known novels - 'Schach von Wuthenow' (1882), 'Irrungen, Wirrungen' (1888), and 'Effi Briest' (1895). It is an illuminating introduction to one of Europe's finest novelists. "It is an excellent idea to guide readers through the novels by way of focusing on the landscapes. James Bade brings an enormous amount of material into the discussion and is always detailed and precise. The book reads very well and enriches the Fontane literature.--publisher website.
Frida Peemüller's Memoirs of German Samoa 1910-1920
Frida Peemüller's memoirs of her time in German Samoa from 1910 to 1920 give us a unique insight into life in Samoa under the last years of the German administration and under New Zealand occupation during World War I. They also give us valuable perspectives on Aden in the early twentieth century and Germany at the outbreak of World War I.
On Myself and Other Princeton Lectures
Of Thomas Mann's public lectures at Princeton University, On Myself is of particular interest. Since the publication of the German text in 1966, it has been increasingly referred to as the definitive authorial comment on Mann's works, themes, and sources. The English version in which it was given in May 1940 appears here for the first time, in its two parts entitled From Childhood Play to «Death in Venice» and On my own Work, together with the two lectures Richard Wagner and «The Ring of the Nibelung» and Goethe's «Werther», which Thomas Mann delivered in English at Princeton in 1939. The lectures are put in context by the editor's informative introduction and annotations, which also detail Mann's handwritten alterations to the typescripts on which the edition is based.
Von Luckner: a Reassessment
When Felix von Luckner arrived in New Zealand in 1917 as a prisoner of war, anti-German sentiment was rife. Yet his gentlemanly conduct towards crews captured in his raiding activities, along with his audacious escape from Motuihe Island, made him a folk hero, and he was certainly treated as one by many New Zealanders on his return in 1938. A number of controversies surround him and his activities, however. Archival documents have now become available in both Germany and New Zealand which clarify various matters that have remained unresolved for many years.
Karl Hanssen's Memoirs of His Wartime Experiences in Samoa and New Zealand 1915-1916
Karl Hanssen's memoirs of New Zealand-occupied German Samoa and his imprisonment for bypassing war censorship regulations provide a unique perspective on German Samoa and life in New Zealand prisons. This edition also features Hanssen's photos and an introduction on the historical and political background.
Karl Hanssen's Samoan War Diaries, August 1914-May 1915
With the arrival of 1,400 New Zealand troops in Apia at the beginning of World War I, the government of Samoa was transformed peacefully from a German «protectorate» to a New Zealand military administration. The New Zealand administrator, Colonel Robert Logan, who now found himself in charge of not just hundreds of bored New Zealand troops, but an entire country and its colonial apparatus was, however, completely out of his depth. This is borne out by ensuing events, all documented in detail by Karl Hanssen, manager of the large DHPG German copra production company. Hanssen's complete diaries from August 1914 to May 1915, compiled from the original manuscripts held at the Berlin Federal Archives and the Auckland War Memorial Museum, are presented here for the first time, both in English translation and in the German original. This annotated edition provides a rare and unique insight into the experience of World War I in the South Pacific.
