Overview
Interprets Italy’s League of Nations membership through the eyes of those involved
Furthers our understanding of Fascist Italy’s international relations
Uses multi-archival research from four countries to give a rounded picture
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book analyses the relationship between Fascist Italy and the League of Nations in the interwar years. By uncovering the traces of those Italians working in the organization, this volume investigates Fascist Italy’s membership of the League, and explores the dynamics between nationalism and internationalism in Geneva. The relationship between Fascist Italy and the League of Nations was contradictory, shifting from active collaboration to open disagreement. Previous literature has not reflected this oscillation in policy, focusing disproportionally on the problems Italy caused for the League, such as the Ethiopian crisis. Yet Fascist Italy remained in the League for more than fifteen years, and was the third largest power within the institution. How did a Fascist dictatorship fit into an organization espousing principles of liberal internationalism? By using archival sources from four countries, Elisabetta Tollardo shows that Fascist Italy was much more concerned with, and involved in, the League than currently believed.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Elisabetta Tollardo received her doctorate in history from the University of Oxford, UK. Her dissertation was awarded the British International History Group Thesis Prize in 2015.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fascist Italy and the League of Nations, 1922-1935
Authors: Elisabetta Tollardo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95028-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95027-0Published: 04 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95709-5Published: 20 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-95028-7Published: 27 October 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 319
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Modern Europe, History of Italy, Modern History, Political History, Peace Studies