The League on Trial (Routledge Revivals): A Journey to Geneva

ISBN-13: 9781138023888 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 404 str.

Max Beer

Opis

First published in 1933, this title explores the inner workings and diplomatic culture of the League of Nations in Geneva, at a time when the increasing strain of international relations was beginning to take its toll and disillusionment towards the League was growing. Written as a series of short sketches, Max Beer communicates a variety of insights into the League of Nations. Delving into the machinations and bewildering configurations of diplomatic relations that predominated, while at the same time maintaining a very human perspective, this volume represents a unique resource for students of this period in European politics.

Spis treści

Prefatory Note;  Book I: The Journey to Geneva  1. The Woman at the Level Crossing  2. The Six Hundred and Sixty-Fifth Day  3. The Messiah  4. The Wooden Horse  5. The War Victim  6. Paper  7. Thou Shalt Not…  8. The Sieve  9. "A Sacred Trust of Civilisation"  10. The Prison House  11. Between the Rhine and the Kiel Canal  12. The Last Word  13. The Star of the Salève;  Book II: The Hotel  14. Hottop’s Palace  15. Countess Trani’s Room  16. Laughter  17. Mr. Sugimura’s Map  18. Colours at the Front  19. How is it Done?  20. A Curiosity  21. The Whale  22. Prayer on the Roof  23. "Afrique du Sud, Albanie, Allemagne…"  24. The Hammer  25. The Woman at the Level Crossing;  Analysis;  Index

O autorze

Max Beer