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The New Deal: A Global History provides a radically new interpretation of a pivotal period in U.S. history. The first comprehensive study of the New Deal in a global context, the book compares American responses to the international crisis of capitalism and democracy during the 1930s to responses by other countries around the globe - not just in Europe but also in Latin America, Asia, and other parts of the world. Work creation, agricultural intervention, state planning, immigration policy, the role of mass media, forms of political leadership, and new ways of ruling Americas colonies - all had parallels elsewhere and unfolded against a backdrop of intense global debates.

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Kiran Klaus Patel, geboren 1971, war Juniorprofessor für Neuere Geschichte an der Humboldt-Universität Berlin sowie John F. Kennedy Fellow an der Harvard University. Seit 2007 ist er Professor für Europäische Geschichte am Europäischen Hochschulinstitut in Florenz.

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