Dismantling the League of Nations - Dr Jane Mumby

Dismantling the League of Nations

The Quiet Death of an International Organization, 1945-8

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Buch | Softcover
264 Seiten
2025
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-37693-9 (ISBN)
36,15 inkl. MwSt
The League of Nations, one of the world’s first multi-function intergovernmental organisations, was also one of the first to undergo liquidation. This book unveils the last chapter in its story, showing how complex and time-consuming the end of this ‘great experiment’ truly was.

Starting with the signing of the Charter of the United Nations in 1945 - the death knell of the League - Mumby traces the closure process that followed. From the final meeting of the Assembly in April 1946, the transfer of assets and functions to the UN, the liquidation of the Secretariat, and the last acts of business through 1948, this book follows the story through the eyes of those who made it happen. It demonstrates why this process took longer than expected, highlights the importance of human agency in even the most bureaucratic of institutions, and points to the lingering impact of the League on international organisations today.

Uncovering both the institutional and personal aspects of the League of Nations’ final chapter, this book furthers our understanding of this famous institution, shedding light on those that continue to dominate contemporary international relations, and exposing the unavoidable complexity of dismantling an intergovernmental organisation.

Jane Mumby is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for the Study of Internationalism at Birkbeck, University of London, UK.

Introduction
1. Build-Up to the End: 1940-April 1946
2. Transfer Troubles: April-July 1946
3. Geneva and New York: August-December 1946
4. (Un)Avoidable Delays: January-July 1947
5. The Many Endings of the League of Nations: August 1947 Onwards
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 26.6.2025
Reihe/Serie Histories of Internationalism
Zusatzinfo 10 bw illus
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Neuzeit (bis 1918)
Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Zeitgeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Europäische / Internationale Politik
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-350-37693-0 / 1350376930
ISBN-13 978-1-350-37693-9 / 9781350376939
Zustand Neuware
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