The Mechanics of Internationalism

Edited by Martin H. Geyer and Johannes Paulmann

German Historical Institute

Studies of the German Historical Institute, London

Identifies `internationalism' as a key concept in nineteenth-century history
A markedly original collection of essays
Of interest to everyone who talks about `globalization' today

The Mechanics of Internationalism

Edited by Martin H. Geyer and Johannes Paulmann

German Historical Institute

Studies of the German Historical Institute, London

Description

This collection of essays by American and European scholars traces the origins of modern internationalism and the emergence of global society in the nineteenth century. It offers a fresh approach to the study of international history by looking at the structural prerequisites of the thriving internationalism before the First World War. Thus it links political and social movements trying to reform society and politics by way of transnational co-operation with the process of internationalizing cultural, political, and economic practices. The volume is less concerned with classical diplomatic history than with the increased, yet ambivalent, transnational linking of societies. The subjects covered range from the creation of international standards, the search for a monarchical international, and the making of international women's organizations to the emergence of fashionable meeting places. The book provides a genuine historical perspective on present phenomena.

The Mechanics of Internationalism

Edited by Martin H. Geyer and Johannes Paulmann

German Historical Institute

Studies of the German Historical Institute, London

Introduction: The Mechanics of Internationalism, Martin H. Geyer and Johannes Paulmann
Free Trade, Protectionism, and the World Economy, Sidney Pollard
One Language for the World: The Metric System, International Coinage, Gold Standard, and the Rise of Internationalism, 1850-1900, Martin H. Geyer
Passports and the Status of Aliens, Andreas Fahrmeir
Governmental Internationalism and the Beginning of a New World Order in the Late Nineteenth Century, Madeleine Herren
Searching for a `Royal International': The Mechanics of Monarchical Relationships in Nineteenth-Century Europe, Johannes Paulmann
Workers of the World Unite? Exploring the Enigma of the Second International, Moira Donald
The Making of International Women's Organizations, Leila J. Rupp
Internationalizing Civilization by Dissolving International Society. The Status of Non-European Territories in Nineteenth-Century International Law, Jörg Fisch
Nationalism and the Quest for Moral Universalism: German Freemasonry, 1860-1914, Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann
`The next great task of civilization': International Exchange in Popular Science. The German-American Case, 1850-1900, Andreas W. Daum
Harmonicas for the World. The Creation and Marketing of a Global Product, Hartmut Berghoff
`Art knows no fatherland': Internationalism and the Reception of German Art in France in the early Third Republic, Rachel Esner
The Rise of Internationalism in Sport, Christiane Eisenberg
The `Philosophical World Journey' in the Nineteenth Century as a Cultural Comparison: From Investigating the World to Exploring the Self, Alexander Schmidt-Gernig
`Taking the Waters': Meeting Places of the Fashionable World, David Blackbourn

The Mechanics of Internationalism

Edited by Martin H. Geyer and Johannes Paulmann

German Historical Institute

Studies of the German Historical Institute, London

Author Information

Edited by Martin H. Geyer, Professor of Modern History, University of Munich, and Johannes Paulmann, Acting Chair of Modern and Contemporary History, University of Munich

Contributors:

Hartmut Berghoff
David Blackbourn
Andreas W. Daum
Moira Donald
Christiane Eisenberg
Rachel Esner
Andreas Fahrmeir
Jörg Fisch
Martin H. Geyer
Madeleine Herren
Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann
Johannes Paulmann
Sidney Pollard
Leila J. Rupp
Alexander Schmidt-Gernig