Josef Ludwig Reimer (1879–1955) was an author from

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who wrote on pan-German ideology in the first decade of the 20th century. During a period of

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and

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, his books were ones of several advocating eastern expansion and

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of non-Germanic people including

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and

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. Reimer also considered Latin America as one of the possible targets of the German economic exploitation. In his books Reimer extensively borrowed ideas of J.A. de Gobineau and H.S. Chamberlain applying these to the German case. Notable works include ''Grundzüge deutscher Wiedergeburt'' (1906) and ''Ein pangermanisches Deutschland'' (1905).

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1879 births 1955 deaths Austrian male writers Anti-Slavic sentiment Germanization {{Austria-writer-stub

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