This collection of essays stems from the conference Internationalism and the Arts AngloEuropean Cultural Exchange at the Fin de Sicle held at Magdalene College Cambridge in July 2006. The growth of internationalism in Europe at the fin de sicle encouraged confidence in the possibility of peace. A wartorn century later it is easy to forget such optimism. Flanked by the FrancoPrussian war and the First World War the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were marked by rising militarism. Themes of national consolidation and aggression have become key to any analysis of the period. Yet despite the drive towards political and cultural isolation transnational networks gathered increasing support. This book examines the role played by artists writers musicians and intellectuals in promoting internationalism. It explores the range of individuals media and movements involved from cosmopolitan characters such as Walter Sickert and Henri La Fontaine through internationalist art societies to periodicals performance and the mobility of the Arts and Crafts Movement. The discussion takes in the geographical breadth of Europe incorporating Belgium Bohemia Britain France Germany Hungary Italy Norway Poland Russia and Slovakia. Drawing on the work of scholars from across Europe and America the collection makes a statement about the complexity of European identities at the fin de sicle as well as about the possibilities for interdisciplinary research in our own era.