Interwar Crossroads

Studying the entangled histories of the areas conceptualized as Middle Eastern and North Atlantic World in the interwar years is crucial to understanding the two areas' respective and common histories until today. However, many of the manifold connections, exchanges, and entanglements between the areas have not received thorough scholarly attention yet. The contributors to this volume address this by bringing together various innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to the topic. They thereby further the understanding of the two areas' entangled histories and diversify prevailing concepts and narratives. Through this, the volume also offers enriching insights into the global history of the early 20th century.

Leon Julius Biela is a graduate student of modern history at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. From 2019 to 2021, he was a fellow of the Honours Programme for Future Researchers at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, with a research project on arms trade control in the interwar Gulf region in the context of British imperialism, liberal internationalism, and the interwar years disarmament efforts. His research interests are focused on the international history of the 20th century, particularly the interwar years and the Cold War.

Anna Bundt is a graduate student of history and English & American studies at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena. She also studied at Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Izmir, Turkey, and at Central Michigan University as a graduate student and graduate teaching assistant. Her interests and historical research focus on communication, global, Middle Eastern, Ottoman and Turkish history. From 2020 to 2022, she was a fellow of the Honours Programme for Future Researchers at FSU Jena.