The Journal of Contemporary History (JCH) is a quarterly peer-reviewed international journal publishing articles and book reviews on twentieth-century history (post-1930), covering a broad range of historical approaches including social, economic, political, diplomatic, intellectual and cultural. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Special Section: George L. Mosse
Introduction: George L. Mosse, Nationalism, and the Crises of Liberal Democracies Skye Doney, Laura Ciglioni, and Donatello Aramini
George Mosse, Nationalism, Jewishness, Zionism and Israel Steven Aschheim
Cultural History, Ritual and Performance: George L. Mosse in Context Peter Burke
The Continuing Relevance of George L. Mosse to the Study of Nationalism John Hutchinson
George L. Mosse and Christian Religious Thought in Contemporary History Renato Moro
Why Was Goethe the ‘Patron Saint of German Jews’? Reconsidering a Central Topic of George L. Mosse’s Oeuvre 30 Years Later Nicolas Berg
Brutalization and the Civilizing Process: An Ongoing Debate Between Mosse and Elias Lorenzo Benadusi
Mosse’s Legacy: Myths and Ideologies in Cold War Europe Paolo Acanfora
Masses and Historical Consciousness: Beauty and the Nation in Western Culture during the Atomic Age Laura Ciglioni
Confronting Nationalism and the Recurring Crisis of Liberal Democracies: Mosse’s Contribution to the Public Debate Donatello Aramini
Articles
Why the French Said ‘Non’: A New Perspective on the Hoover Moratorium of June 1931 Simon Banholzer and Tobias Straumann
Catalonia in the Face of the USSR: Soviet Intervention in the Spanish Civil War, 1936–9 Josep Puigsech Farràs
Local Government, Passive Defense and Aerial Bombardment in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War, 1936–9 David A. Messenger
Forgotten Forced Migrants of War: Civilian Internment of Japanese in British India, 1941–6 Christine de Matos and Rowena Ward
Women’s Antifascist Resistance on German-Occupied Territory Through the Lens of Soviet Leaflets, 1941–5 Regina Kazyulina
Old World Homecomings: Campaigns of Ancestral Tourism and Cultural Diplomacy, 1945–66 Adam Hjorthén
Cuba and the Soviet Bloc: Searching for the Last Guardians of Socialism Radoslav Yordanov
Book Reviews
From Selma to Moscow: How Human Rights Activists Transformed U.S. Foreign Policy by Sarah B. Snyder Petra Goedde
War Tourism: Second World War France From Defeat and Occupation to the Creation of Heritage by Bertram M. Gordon Christopher Endy
A European Misunderstanding by Mathias Haeussler, Helmut Schmidt and British-German Relations Wolfgang Schmidt
The Politics of Peace: A Global Cold War History by Petra Goedde Christoph Laucht
No Straight Path: Becoming Women Historians by Elizabeth Jacoway (ed.) Amy Louise Erickson
A Global History of Relocation in Counterinsurgency Warfare by Edward J. Erickson (ed.) K. A. Hack
Germany and Israel: Whitewashing and State Building by Daniel Marwecki Jeffrey Herf
The Gendered Redemption of World War II Italy (World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension) by Marisa Escolar Allied Encounters Stefan Laffin
A People Shall Not Dwell Alone by Review of Uri Bialer, Israeli Foreign Policy Ziv Rubinovitz