Book cover of Against the World: Anti-Globalism and Mass Politics Between the World Wars by Tara Zahraby Tara Zahra

A brilliant, eye-opening work of history that speaks volumes about today’s battles over international trade, immigration, public health and global inequality.

Before the First World War, enthusiasm for a borderless world reached its height. International travel, migration, trade, and progressive projects on matters ranging from women’s rights to world peace reached a crescendo. Yet in the same breath, an undercurrent of reaction was growing, one that would surge ahead with the outbreak of war and its aftermath.

In Against the World, a sweeping and ambitious work of history, acclaimed scholar Tara Zahra examines how nationalism, rather than internationalism, came to ensnare world politics in the early twentieth century.

Interview with the Author

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Tara Zahra, “Against the World: Anti-Globalism and Mass Politics Between the World Wars” (Norton, 2023)
2/22/23           65 min


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