Matthias Middell is Professor of Global History and Director of the Global and European Studies Institute at the University of Leipzig, Germany. He is the co-editor of The Routledge Companion to the French Revolution in World History (2015) and co-author of Transnational Challenges to National History Writing (2013).

• 1. European Perspectives in Global History? Recent Development in Practicing Global History across the European Continent (Matthias Middell, University of Leipzig, Germany)2. Cultural Transfer and Global History – Findings from Recent French Research (Michel Espagne, CNRS Paris, France)3. Paris: A Transnational Metropolis (Christophe Charle, University Paris I, France)4. Microstoria and Global History (Romain Bertrand, Science Po, Paris, France)5. Challenges of Transcultural History Writing (Madeleine Herren, University of Basel, Switzerland)6. The Socialist World in Global History: From Absentee to Victim to Co-Producer (James Mark and Tobias Rupprecht, University of Exeter, UK)7. Russia in Global History (Alessandro Stanziani, EHESS Paris, France)8. Where Do We Stand with Global Labor History (Marcel van der Linden, IISH Amsterdam, the Netherlands)9. 20th Century Demographic Change in Global History Writing (Attila Melegh, Corvinus University Budapest, Hungary)10. Africa and African Studies from a French Perspective (Catherine Cocqery-Vidrovitch, University Paris VII, France)Conclusion (Matthias Middell, University of Leipzig, Germany)BibliographyIndex

A relevant and timely text that duly emphasizes the centrality of approach in the practice of global history.