Projektnummer

0060636

Zusammenfassung

In recent years, historians have devoted much attention to emotions, showing how these played a central role in the definition and appeal of political and cultural movements in the twentieth century. The emotions of internationalism, however, have never been the subject of an academic work. Yet internationalist rhetoric was imbued with emotions, and these served as prime means for the dissemination of ideas. Most strikingly, people involved in internationalism placed a high value on emotions, expressed them profusely, and tenaciously chased them as they considered them an important par...