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

• Main Author: McCarthy, Helen
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Manchester Manchester University Press 2013
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: 20th century; Europe; Great Britain; HISTORY; Internationalism; League of Nations; League of Nations Union; Modern (late 19th Century to 1945); Political culture; Public opinion; Social history

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...