Susan Pedersen: We have been here before

Created
Fri, 23/02/2024 - 00:00
Updated
Fri, 23/02/2024 - 00:00
There were strong currents of populist ‘anti-globalism’ in the interwar years and plenty of political leaders eager to whip up feeling for nationalist and often nefarious ends. But the 1920s were different from the 1930s in this regard: only in the 1930s and under the impact of the Depression did a fairly toxic brew of nativism and nationalism gain the upper hand.