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.

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Heidi J.S. Tworek and Andrew Denning

Structures

1. Environment

Sarah Hamilton

2. Population and Demographics

Edward Ross Dickinson

3. Energy

Philipp Lehmann

4. Technology and Infrastructure

Fredrik Meiton

5. Health

Iris Borowy

6. Mass Culture

Matthew B. Karush and Sam Lebovic

Institutions

7. War and Revolution

Filipe Ribeiro de Meneses

8. Violence and Genocide

Michelle Tusan

9. The State

George Lawson and Ayse Zarakol

10. Political Regimes

Agnes Cornell, Jørgen Møller and Svend-Erik Skaaning

11. International Relations and Diplomacy

Jeremy A. Yellen

12. Global Institutions

Daniel Gorman

13. Nongovernmental Organizations and Philanthropies

Helke Rausch

Identity and Ways of Life

14. Gender and Sexuality

Marc Matera and Susan Kingsley Kent

15. Race and Ethnicity

Jaehwan Hyun

16. The Middle Classes

Christof Dejung

17. Religion and Spirituality

John Tseh-han Chen

18. The Urban

Ümit Firat Açikgöz and Ilham Khuri-Makdisi

19. The Rural

Yves Segers

Knowledge and Information

20. Communications and Media

Leslie James and Emma Hunter

21. Humanities

Humberto Beck

22. Social Sciences

Malgorzata Mazurek

23. International Law

Anne Holthoefer

24. Architecture

Adedoyin Teriba

25. Natural Sciences

Emily Kern and Michael J. Barany

Ideologies and Practices

26. Capitalism

Gerold Krozewski

27. Communism

Arturo Zoffmann Rodriguez

28. Fascism

Daniel Hedinger

29. Nationalism

David Stenner, Deirdre Ruscitti Harshman and Matthew Harshman

30. Pan-Movements

Meghna Chaudhuri and Sara Marzagora

31. Imperialism

Takashi Fujitani

32. Anticolonialism and Anti-Imperialism

Michael Goebel

33. Women's Rights and Feminism

Nova Robinson

Trade and Production

34. Economic Plans

Kyung Deok Roh

35. Global Trade and Protectionism

Nikolay Kamenov

36. Industry

Koji Hirata

37. Agriculture

Vicente Pinilla and Henry Willebald

38. The Great Depression

Tomoko Shiroyama

Epilogue

Antoinette Burton