Table of Contents

Preface Bob Franklin 1. Introduction: The press and popular culture in interwar Europe Sarah Newman and Matt Houlbrook 2. ‘‘An Organ of Uplift?’’: The popular press and political culture in interwar Britain Adrian Bingham 3. Press Advertising and Fascist Dictates: Showcasing the female consumer in Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany Bianca Gaudenzi 4. The Political Cartoon as Educationalist Journalism: David Low’s portrayal of mass unemployment in interwar Britain Mark Hampton 5. Gentleman, Journalist, Gentleman-journalist: Gossip columnists and the professionalisation of journalism in interwar Britain Sarah Newman 6. Fashion for All?: The transatlantic fashion business and the development of a popular press culture during the interwar period Véronique Pouillard 7. The Creation of European News: News agency cooperation in interwar Europe Heidi Tworek 8. Crowds, Culture and Power: Mass politics and the press in interwar France Jessica Wardhaugh 9. ‘‘You Will Find Germany in Peace and Order’’: Edward Meeman, an American journalist who praised and condemned Nazi Germany Dale Zacher

About the Author

Sarah Newman has recently completed her doctorate The Celebrity Gossip Column and Newspaper Journalism in Britain, 1918-1939 at Linacre College, University of Oxford, UK. Her research interests lie in the social and cultural history of twentieth-century Britain, particularly the history of newspaper journalism, popular print and celebrity culture.


Matt Houlbrook is Senior Lecturer in Modern British History at the University of Birmingham, UK. He works on the cultural history of 20th century Britain, with particular interests in gender, sexuality and selfhood. He is the author of Queer London: Perils and Pleasures in the Sexual Metropolis, 1918-57 and is currently finishing a book called The Prince of Tricksters: Cultures of Confidence in Interwar Britain.