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Willi Munzenberg is a key reference for anyone interested in anti-war movements since the First World War, left cultural politics, or specific relations between socialist and communist movements and transnational solidarity during the interwar period. And still, his biography and politics have fallen through existing webs of historical narration due to existing biases. Therefore I wholeheartedly welcome John Green's attempt to rediscover and critically re-evaluate Munzenberg's biography and the extraordinary achievements during his lifetime. - Dr. Uwe Sonnenberg, Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Berlin and Internationales Willi-Munzenberg-Forum, Germany Willi Munzenberg remains one of the 20th century's most intriguing personalities on the political left. His influence and political legacy still remain largely underrated or misrepresented. John Green's Munzenberg biography thus forms an important and timely contribution to this complex story, closely related to the rise of international communism and the Soviet Union. This accessible account will help a new generation of readers to discover Munzenberg and his political activism for international solidarity, anti-colonialism and anti-fascism. - Kasper Brasken, Abo Akademi University, Sweden My grandmother, Babette Gross, worked for Willi Munzenberg from 1920. She later became his life partner, living and working with him until his death in 1940. The aim of her Political Biography was to tell the story of his life objectively, supported by historical evidence and relying as little as possible on subjective experience. Subsequent biographers, although drawing on her account, have interpreted Munzenberg and his activities through their own somewhat tinted historical perspectives and attitudes. John Green's new biography has a more even-handed approach to the historical setting, bringing relevance to this area for a new generation of readers. A welcome addition to the scholarship, it throws a clearer light on the life and times of the enigmatic Willi Munzenberg and his fellow-travellers. - Dr. Catherine Gross, The Australian National University, Australia

Willi Munzenberg is a key reference for anyone interested in anti-war movements since the First World War, left cultural politics, or specific relations between socialist and communist movements and transnational solidarity during the interwar period. And still, his biography and politics have fallen through existing webs of historical narration due to existing biases. Therefore I wholeheartedly welcome John Green's attempt to rediscover and critically re-evaluate Munzenberg's biography and the extraordinary achievements during his lifetime. - Dr. Uwe Sonnenberg, Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Berlin and Internationales Willi-Munzenberg-Forum, Germany Willi Munzenberg remains one of the twentieth century's most intriguing personalities on the political left. His influence and political legacy still remain largely underrated or misrepresented. John Green's Munzenberg biography thus forms an important and timely contribution to this complex story, closely related to the rise of international communism and the Soviet Union. This accessible account will help a new generation of readers to discover Munzenberg and his political activism for international solidarity, anti-colonialism and anti-fascism. - Kasper Brasken, Abo Akademi University, Sweden My grandmother, Babette Gross, worked for Willi Munzenberg from 1920. She later became his life partner, living and working with him until his death in 1940. The aim of her Political Biography was to tell the story of his life objectively, supported by historical evidence and relying as little as possible on subjective experience. Subsequent biographers, although drawing on her account, have interpreted Munzenberg and his activities through their own somewhat tinted historical perspectives and attitudes. John Green's new biography has a more even-handed approach to the historical setting, bringing relevance to this area for a new generation of readers. A welcome addition to the scholarship, it throws a clearer light on the life and times of the enigmatic Willi Munzenberg and his fellow-travellers. - Dr. Catherine Gross, The Australian National University, Australia

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John Green is a journalist and author. He worked for two decades making television documentaries before devoting himself to writing. He has since written several biographies, including one on Friedrich Engels and this his second for Routledge. He lived in Germany for a number of years and has a keen interest in twentieth-century German political history and culture. He and his wife live and work in West London.

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