The Peace That Never Was

A History of the League of Nations

Ruth Henig

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Haus Publishing
15 September 2019

Peace studies & conflict resolution; History; General & world history; International institutions

Ninety years ago, the League of Nations convened for the first time, hoping to create a safeguard against destructive, world-wide war by settling disputes through diplomacy. This book looks at how the League was conceptualized and explores the multifaceted body that emerged. This new form for diplomacy was used in ensuing years to counter territorial ambitions and restrict armaments, as well as to discuss human rights and refugee issues. The League’s failure to prevent World War II, however, would lead to its dissolution and the subsequent creation of the United Nations. As we face new forms of global crisis, this timely book asks if the UN’s fate could be ascertained by reading the history of its predecessor.

By: Ruth Henig
Imprint: Haus Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781910376782
ISBN 10: 1910376787
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 15 September 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr Ruth Henig, CBE, is an academic historian and Labour Party politician. She served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities from 1997 to 2000 and in April 2006 she was one of six people to receive the first Honorary Fellowships of Lancaster University. Specialising in 20th-century international history, she has written three Lancaster Pamphlets: on the origins of the First and Second World Wars, Versailles and After: 1919-1933; on the Treaty of Versailles and international diplomacy in the 1920s; and The League of Nations (1973).