Journal article
The transnational dream: Politicians, diplomats and soldiers in the League of Nations' pursuit of international disarmament, 1920–1938
Contemporary European History, Vol.14(4), pp.493-518
2005
Abstract
The pursuit of disarmament was central to the work of the League of Nations throughout its existence, but it was a relatively small and consistent set of national representatives who sat on the many bodies created to deal with the issue. Unfortunately, the gradual development of a sense of ‘transnational’ community among these delegates was never able to overcome the more powerful imperatives of national self-interest. Disarmament was always tied too closely to the issue of security for the individual governments of the major powers to view it from anything other than a strictly national strategic perspective.
Details
- Title
- The transnational dream: Politicians, diplomats and soldiers in the League of Nations' pursuit of international disarmament, 1920–1938
- Authors/Creators
- A. Webster (Author/Creator) - The University of Western Australia
- Publication Details
- Contemporary European History, Vol.14(4), pp.493-518
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Identifiers
- 991005542549907891
- Copyright
- 2005 Cambridge University Press
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Humanities
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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