Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-344) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Inheritance -- Entering the fray: 1903-1914 -- Changing focus, 1914-1919? -- The origins of the League of Nations, 1916-1918 -- Paris Peace Conference, 1919 -- Disarmament and first challenges to League authority, 1919-1924 -- The European security debate and the League Council crisis, 1924-1926 -- Land and air disarmament negotiations, 1925-1927 -- Naval disarmament and the Geneva Naval Conference, 1925-1927 -- International disarmament and crisis in the Far East, 1928-1934 -- The peace ballot and the rise of fascism in Europe, 1934-1939 -- The Second World War, the United Nations and the Cold War, 1939-1958.
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Lawyer, politician, diplomat and leading architect of the League of Nations; Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, was one of Britain's most significant statesmen of the twentieth century. Yet despite his prominence in the international peace movement, Cecil has, until now, never been the focus of an academic biography. Cecil has perhaps been judged unfairly due to his association with the League of Nations, which has since been generally regarded as a failure. However, recent academic research has highlighted the contribution of the League to the creation of many of the institutions a.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Lord Robert Cecil.
International Standard Book Number
9780754669449
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Cecil of Chelwood, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil,1864-1958-- Influence.
Cecil of Chelwood, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil,1864-1958.
Cecil of Chelwood, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1864-1958
Cecil of Chelwood, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil,1864-1958.
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
League of Nations.
League of Nations.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Politicians-- Great Britain, Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Political.
Diplomatic relations.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- International Relations-- General.
Politicians.
Politics and government
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Great Britain, Foreign relations, 20th century.
Great Britain, Politics and government, 20th century.