International Workers’ Relief, Communism, and Transnational Solidarity

Kasper Braskén is Postdoctoral Researcher at Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland. He is a historian specialising in German, transnational and social movement history. He is the co-editor of H-Socialisms and the author of several articles on international solidarity, communism and anti-fascism.

• 1. Introduction2. Awakening International Solidarity, 19213. Re-Imagining International Solidarity, 1922–234. Solidarity for Germany, 19235. Creating a Permanent International Solidarity Organisation6. Broadening and Radicalising Solidarity, 1924–327. Towards a Global International Solidarity, 1924–268. Solidarity on the Screen and Stage9. Celebrating International Solidarity, 1930–3210. International Solidarity against War and Fascism, 1927–33

"This book deals with the history of the International Workers' Relief or IWR and the pivotal role that Willi Munzenberg played in it. ... This is a well-written book, based on archival material from Germany, Russia and the Netherlands. ... overall Brasken has produced a highly valuable contribution to the history of the international communist movement of the 1920s." (Mario Kessler, European History Quarterly, Vol. 46 (2), January, 2016)