Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/322016 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Citation: 
[Journal:] Vierteljahrschrift für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte (VSWG) [ISSN:] 2365-2136 [Volume:] 112 [Issue:] 2 [Year:] 2025 [Pages:] 207-233
Publisher: 
Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart
Abstract: 
By providing a working definition of an expatriate colonial business, this article examines the role of the Woermann group's integration into and support of colonialism through trade, plantations, and logistics. Focusing on its activities in Cameroon and the pivotal role of the Woermann Linie during the Herero and Nama genocide in German South West Africa, it illustrates the company's entanglement with German colonial rule. Even after the end of Germany's colonial overseas empire, colonial influences persisted in the company's structure and practices, emphasizing the enduring impact of coloniality on business operations.
Subjects: 
colonialism
business
trade
shipping
Cameroon
Namibia
genocide
capitalism
German colonialism
JEL: 
N47
N73
N77
N83
N87
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article

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