The interwar world / edited by Andrew Denning and Heidi J. S. Tworek.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Denning, Andrew, 1983- editor.

Tworek, Heidi, editor.

Series:

Routledge worlds

Routledge handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History, Modern--20th century.

History, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 716 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.

Biography/History:

Andrew Denning is Associate Professor of History at the University of Kansas, USA. His research focuses on histories of mobility, technology, the environment, and empire in the twentieth century and his publications have appeared in American Historical Review, The Atlantic, and Journal of Modern History. Heidi J.S. Tworek is Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, Canada. She has published over 40 journal articles and book chapters on communications, health, international organizations, and business history plus the award-winning News from Germany (2019). She co-edits Journal of Global History.

Summary:

"The Interwar World collects an international group of over 50 contributors to discuss, analyse and interpret this crucial period in twentieth century history. A comprehensive understanding of the interwar era has been limited by Euro-American approaches and strict adherence to the temporal limits of the world wars. The volume's contributors challenge the era's accepted temporal and geographic framings by privileging global processes and interactions. Each contribution takes a global, thematic approach, integrating world regions into a shared narrative. Three central questions frame the chapters. . First, when was the interwar? Viewed globally, the years 1918 and 1939 are arbitrary limits, and the volume explicitly engages with the artificiality of the temporal framework while closely examining the specific dynamics of the 1920s and 1930s. Second, where was the interwar? Contributors use global history methodologies and training in varied world regions to decenter Euro-American frameworks, engaging directly with the usefulness of the interwar as both an era and an analytical category. Third, how global was the interwar? Authors trace accelerating connections in areas such as public health and mass culture counterbalanced by processes of economic protectionism, exclusive nationalism, and limits to migration. By approaching the era thematically, the volume disaggregates and interrogates the meaning of the 'global' in this era. As a comprehensive guide, this volume offers overviews of key themes of the interwar period for undergraduates, while offering up-to-date historiographical insights for postgraduates and scholars interested in this pivotal period in global history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Environment / Sarah Hamilton

Population and Demographics / Edward Ross Dickinson

Energy / Philipp Lehmann

Technology and Infrastructure / Fredrik Meiton

Health / Iris Borowy

Mass Culture / Matthew B. Karush and Sam Lebovic

Institutions

War and Revolution / Filipe Ribeiro de Meneses

Violence and Genocide / Michelle Tusan

The State / George Lawson and Ayşe Zarakol

Political Regimes / Agnes Cornell, Jørgen Møller, and Svend-Erik Skaaning

International Relations and Diplomacy / Jeremy A. Yellen

Global Institutions / Daniel Gorman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 12, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Interwar world

ISBN:

9781003105992

1003105998

9781000919516

100091951X

100091948X

9781000919486

OCLC:

1372499723

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.