Overview
Explores the history of the League of Nations following the rise of Hitler in the 1930s
Argues that the League made it possible for states to find common ground in order to keep the peace, guided by strong leadership from Britain and France
Evaluates the League’s efforts to combat state-supported terrorism through international legislation
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book examines the League of Nations, state-supported terrorism, and British foreign policy after the rise of Hitler in the 1930s. It argues that with strong leadership from Britain and France, the League made it possible for states to preserve the peace of Europe after terrorists aided by Italy and Hungary killed the King of Yugoslavia in 1934. This achievement represents the League at its most effective and demonstrates that the organization could carry out its peacekeeping functions. The League also made it possible to draft two international conventions to suppress and punish acts of terrorism. While both conventions were examples of productive collaboration, in the end, few governments supported the League’s anti-terrorism project in itself. Still, for Britain, Geneva served the cause of peace by helping states to settle their differences by mediation and concession while promoting international cooperation, a central conviction of British “appeasement” policy in the 1930s.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Michael D. Callahan is Professor of History and Frances Willson Thompson Professor of Leadership Studies at Kettering University, USA. He is author of Mandates and Empire: The League of Nations and Africa, 1914-1931 (1999/2008) and A Sacred Trust: The League of Nations and Africa, 1929-1946 (2004).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The League of Nations, International Terrorism, and British Foreign Policy, 1934–1938
Authors: Michael D. Callahan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77200-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-77199-1Published: 18 May 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08397-7Published: 19 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-77200-4Published: 02 May 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 317
Topics: Modern History, World History, Global and Transnational History, History of World War II and the Holocaust, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy