John E. Moser is Professor of History at Ashland University, where he teaches courses on modern European, American, and East Asian history. His previous books include Twisting the Lion’s Tail: American Anglophobia between the World Wars (New York University Press, 1999), Presidents from Hoover through Truman, 1929–1952 (Greenwood Press, 2001), and Right Turn: John T. Flynn and the Transformation of American Liberalism (New York University Press, 2005).

“With this bold and far-reaching interpretation of the economic interplay and its political consequences among the world’s great powers during the first half of the twentieth century, John Moser takes his place alongside such eminences as Charles Kindleberger and Barry Eichengreen. He has given us a landmark work in international history.” —Alonzo L. Hamby, Distinguished Professor of History, Ohio University, and author of For the Survival of Democracy: Franklin Roosevelt and the World Crisis of the 1930s “The thesis of this book is that the ‘global great depression’ between the wars turned several major powers decisively against liberal capitalism as well as socialism and toward imperialistic ‘third way’ policies, which led to the breakdown of international order and the onset of the Second World War. This is a provocative claim and one that is likely to attract wide interest in view of the continuing fascination with the Second World War and the relative paucity of book-length studies that focus upon economic origins. The author’s clear, concise, non-technical English makes this potentially rebarbative topic accessible to a broad range of potential readers and his wide-ranging study displays maturity and balance.” —Robert Boyce, London School of Economics and author of The Great Interwar Crisis and the Collapse of Globalization

• 1 A Return to Normalcy? The United States, 1920-1928 2 The Victors Diverge: The "Haves," 1920-1928 3 Liberalism and Its Discontents: The "Have-Nots," 1920-1928 4 The Crisis Begins: The United States, 1928-19335 A Tale of Two Countries: The "Haves," 1928-1933 6 Dancing on a Volcano: The "Have-Nots," 1928-1933 7 Beggar Thy Neighbor: The United States, 1933-1936 8 The Unraveling of the Western Alliance: The "Haves," 1933-1936 9 Recovery through Nationalism: The "Have-Nots," 1933-1936 10 Stumbling toward Internationalism: The United States,1936-1939 11 The Economics of Appeasement: The "Haves," 1936-1939 12 Taking the Plunge: The "Have-Nots," 1936-1939 13 War for Plunder, 1939-1941

John E. Moser is Professor of History at Ashland University, where he teaches courses on modern European, American, and East Asian history. His previous books include Twisting the Lion’s Tail: American Anglophobia between the World Wars (New York University Press, 1999), Presidents from Hoover through Truman, 1929–1952 (Greenwood Press, 2001), and Right Turn: John T. Flynn and the Transformation of American Liberalism (New York University Press, 2005).

“With this bold and far-reaching interpretation of the economic interplay and its political consequences among the world’s great powers during the first half of the twentieth century, John Moser takes his place alongside such eminences as Charles Kindleberger and Barry Eichengreen. He has given us a landmark work in international history.” —Alonzo L. Hamby, Distinguished Professor of History, Ohio University, and author of For the Survival of Democracy: Franklin Roosevelt and the World Crisis of the 1930s “The thesis of this book is that the ‘global great depression’ between the wars turned several major powers decisively against liberal capitalism as well as socialism and toward imperialistic ‘third way’ policies, which led to the breakdown of international order and the onset of the Second World War. This is a provocative claim and one that is likely to attract wide interest in view of the continuing fascination with the Second World War and the relative paucity of book-length studies that focus upon economic origins. The author’s clear, concise, non-technical English makes this potentially rebarbative topic accessible to a broad range of potential readers and his wide-ranging study displays maturity and balance.” —Robert Boyce, London School of Economics and author of The Great Interwar Crisis and the Collapse of Globalization

• 1 A Return to Normalcy? The United States, 1920-1928 2 The Victors Diverge: The "Haves," 1920-1928 3 Liberalism and Its Discontents: The "Have-Nots," 1920-1928 4 The Crisis Begins: The United States, 1928-19335 A Tale of Two Countries: The "Haves," 1928-1933 6 Dancing on a Volcano: The "Have-Nots," 1928-1933 7 Beggar Thy Neighbor: The United States, 1933-1936 8 The Unraveling of the Western Alliance: The "Haves," 1933-1936 9 Recovery through Nationalism: The "Have-Nots," 1933-1936 10 Stumbling toward Internationalism: The United States,1936-1939 11 The Economics of Appeasement: The "Haves," 1936-1939 12 Taking the Plunge: The "Have-Nots," 1936-1939 13 War for Plunder, 1939-1941