'Stefan Rinke's deeply researched volume proffers the broad Latin American dimension - hitherto lacking - of the most transformative conflict of the twentieth century. It is the kind of nuanced study that is needed about Latin America's role in the even more calamitous global conflagration twenty years later.' Philip Chrimes, International Affairs
1. The global context before 1914; 2. Neutrality under pressure, 1914–17; 3. In the wake of war, 1917; 4. Turbulent paths into a 'New Era', 1918/19; 5. The demise of a world; 6. Nation and trans-nation.