The International Workers' Relief, Communism, and Transnational Solidarity: Willi Münzenberg in Weimar Germany

ISBN-13: 9781137546852 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 319 str.

Kasper Brasken; Kasper Braskaen

Opis

In The International Workers' Relief, Communism, and Transnational Solidarity, Kasper Brasken offers the first comprehensive account of the international solidarity campaigns organised by the German communist Willi Munzenberg in Weimar Germany. Set in the context of the post-First World War era, the book looks at the making of communist and socialist cultures, movements and public celebrations of solidarity. Radical transnational solidarity was empowered by its intersection of liberation and resistance movements that all had a transnational or even a global agenda. Through its international solidarity campaigns, workers were encouraged to 'think globally' and to realise that, just as major strikes in neighbouring countries were linked with their own future prospects, so too were the far-off struggles in the colonies. In essence, it forms a study of how transnational communities and imaginaries have been constructed beyond national frameworks during the 20th Century.

Recenzje

"Braskèn's account of the IAH's short history is very much appreciated for bringing transnational proletarian alliances and ambitions to scholarly attention. His study breaks new ground in addressing transnational and global connections of early 'proletarian internationalism' and is a remarkable and detailed reconstruction of how proletarian solidarity networks transferred visions and ideas of an alternative global community in the interwar years." (Tilmann Siebeneichner, German History, Vol. 34 (3), September, 2016)

"This book deals with the history of the International Workers' Relief or IWR and the pivotal role that Willi Münzenberg played in it. ... This is a well-written book, based on archival material from Germany, Russia and the Netherlands. ... overall Braskén has produced a highly valuable contribution to the history of the international communist movement of the 1920s." (Mario Kessler, European History Quarterly, Vol. 46 (2), January, 2016)

Spis treści

1. Introduction
2. Awakening International Solidarity, 1921
3. Re-Imagining International Solidarity, 1922–23
4. Solidarity for Germany, 1923
5. Creating a Permanent International Solidarity Organisation
6. Broadening and Radicalising Solidarity, 1924–32
7. Towards a Global International Solidarity, 1924–26
8. Solidarity on the Screen and Stage
9. Celebrating International Solidarity, 1930–32
10. International Solidarity against War and Fascism, 1927–33

O autorze

Kasper Braskén is Postdoctoral Researcher at Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland. He is a historian specialising in German, transnational and social movement history. He is the co-editor of H-Socialisms and the author of several articles on international solidarity, communism and anti-fascism.