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The British people and the League of Nations : Democracy, citizenship and internationalism, c.1918-45.

In the decades following Europe?s first total war, millions of British men and women looked to the League of Nations as the symbol and guardian of a new world order based on international co-operation. Founded in 1919 to preserve peace between its member-states, the League inspired a rich, participa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McCarthy, Helen, 1979- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Copyright; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction: the respectable faceof troublemaking; 1. The League of Nations, public opinion and the New Diplomacy; 2. Of all parties and of none: the League in party politics; 3. Members one of another: Christianity, religion and the League; 4. Training for world citizenship: internationalist education betweenthe wars; 5. Enlightened patriots: League, empire, nation; 6. Classes and cultures? Leagueactivism and class politics; 7. Mothering the world: the making of a gendered internationalism.
  • 8. The quiet citizen silenced: the failure of political centrism, 1936-39Conclusion: democratising foreign policy between the wars; Bibliography; Index.