Eine Frühform des Kolonialismus? Das Ausgreifen Genuas und Pisas auf die Mittelmeerinseln im 11. Jahrhundert

Abstract

An Early Type of Colonialism? Genoa’s and Pisa’s Colonial Expansion to the Mediterranean Islands in the 11^th Century

The following paper examines the actions taken by the maritime republics Genoa and Pisa in the 11^th century to gain control over some of the islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Furthermore, it demonstrates how these actions can be labeled as colonial efforts in a modern sense. In particular, the operations on Sardinia serve as a vivid example. To illustrate these colonial efforts, the actions of Genoa and Pisa on the Mediterranean Islands are compared with Osterhammel’s and Conrad’s definitions of colonialism.