Many major world events have occurred since the last key anniversary of
the beginning of the Second World War, and these events have had a
dramatic impact on the international stage: 9/11, the Iraq War, climate
change and the world economic crisis. This is an opportune moment to
bring together a group of major international experts who will offer a
series of new interpretations of the key aspects of the origins of the
Second World War. Each chapter is based on original archival research
and written by scholars who are all leading experts in their fields.
This is a truly international collection of articles, with wide breadth
and scope, which includes contributions from historians, and also
political scientists, gender theorists, and international relations
experts. This is an important contribution to scholarly debate on one of
the most important events of the 20th century and a subject of major
interest to the general reader, historians, students and researchers,
policy makers and conflict prevention experts.