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Inside Europe

Disciplines:
history
journalism

Summary

John Gunther's pioneering work of political journalism — a country-by-country survey of European leaders and politics in the mid-1930s, giving American readers their first accessible portrait of the forces shaping pre-war Europe.

Core Contribution

The 'Inside' format: a country-by-country journalistic survey combining political analysis, biographical profiles, and reportage — Gunther's invention of a new form of political journalism that was widely imitated. Portraits of Hitler and Mussolini when they were not yet fully understood in America. Historical value: a snapshot of Europe in 1935-36 from a sharp observer who was there.

Historical Influences

H.L. Mencken

Intellectual Lineage

American Political Journalism

Allied Works

Inside Latin America Inside USA Inside Africa

Contemporaries & Peers

Inside Latin America Inside USA

Minds Influenced

Political Journalism

Intellectual Posterity

Political Journalism Country Survey Format

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