‘The disenchantment conference’: Frustration and humour at the world disarmament conference, 1932

A. Webster

doi:10.1080/09592290008406170

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‘The disenchantment conference’: Frustration and humour at the world disarmament conference, 1932

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‘The disenchantment conference’: Frustration and humour at the world disarmament conference, 1932

A. Webster

Diplomacy & Statecraft, Vol.11(3), pp.72-80

2000

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09592290008406170

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Abstract

A parody of the work of the Air Commission of the World Disarmament Conference of 1932–34 reveals the cynicism and boredom, as well as the personality, of the officials in the British delegation. In doing so, it demonstrates something of the futility of trying resolve the question of disarmament when bureaucrats and military experts are given free reign.

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Title: ‘The disenchantment conference’: Frustration and humour at the world disarmament conference, 1932
Authors/Creators: A. Webster (Author/Creator)
Publication Details: Diplomacy & Statecraft, Vol.11(3), pp.72-80
Publisher: Routledge as part of the Taylor and Francis Group
Identifiers: 991005544638507891
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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