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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester University Press,
2011
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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, participatory culture of political protest, popular education and civic ritual which found expression through the establishment of voluntary societies in dozens of countries across Europe and beyond. Embodied in the hugely popular League of Nations Union, this pro-League movement touched Britain in profound. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (297 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781847794284 1847794289 9781781702659 1781702659 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
