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The Guardians: The League of Nations and the Crisis of Empire
An entirely new account of the transformation of the imperial order after World War I, recovering the crucial role of the League of Nations in setting up international governance of colonial territories seized from the defeated powers, and showing how the actions of the League shaped the modern world of nation states.
| Author(s) | By Susan Pedersen. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 400 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 4 Jun 2015 |
| Availability | Not yet available |
An entirely new account of the transformation of the imperial order after World War I, recovering the crucial role of the League of Nations in setting up international governance of colonial territories seized from the defeated powers, and showing how the actions of the League shaped the modern world of nation states.
Introduction: Guardians Assemble ; PART I: MAKING THE MANDATES SYSTEM ; 1. Of Covenants and Carve-ups ; 2. Rules of the Game ; 3. A Whole World Talking ; PART II: RETREAT FROM SELF-DETERMINATION, 1923-1930 ; Preface: Allies and Rivals ; 4. News from the O
Susan Pedersen was born to Canadian missionary parents and spent her childhood in Japan and Minnesota. Rescued by Harvard at the age of 18, she spent the next 26 years there as a student, faculty member, and sometime Dean for Undergraduate Education. A hi
