Harold James is one of the world’s leading experts on transatlantic economic history, German history and globalization. Like few other historians he manages to shed light on contemporary developments like the crisis of the European Union (Europe Contested: From the Kaiser to Brexit, 2019) or the social and political effects of globalization (The End of Globalization: Lessons from the Great Depression, 2002) by contrasting them to past events. James’ personal biography also bears the traces of his transatlantic orientation: Born in Great Britain, he teaches at Princeton University and lives between Germany and the US.
