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Loading... Ireland and the League of Nations, 1919-1946: International Relations, Diplomacy and Politics (History)by Michael J. Kennedy
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This is a very well written and argued book. Kennedy develops his thesis to demonstrate how Ireland's role in the League of Nations adapted from when she became a member until the League's effective dissolution. Ireland was able to use the League to distance herself from Britain and to clearly demonstrate that while a Commonwealth member in name that was not going to influence how she would vote at divisions. In addition Ireland would become to be seen as a champion of smaller states which would assist in her ultimate election onto the Council and de Valera's election as President. The role of the early Irish diplomatic service and how the figures involved became increasingly professional is also developed thoroughly. When Fianna Fáil succeeded Cumann na nGaedheal in 1932 there was a shift in how Irish policy at the League developed then and subsequently also. ( ) no reviews | add a review
From 1923 to 1946, Ireland was a committed, though critical, supporter of the League of Nations. Under Cumann Na Gaedheal and the foreign ministries of Fitzgerald and McGillgan, the state's policy was that of a radical. Ireland constantly sought to uphold the covenant and further the work of the League in the face of great power criticism. This was recognised with the Free State's Election to the League Council in 1930. Under Fianna Fail, de Valera built upon his predecessors' achievements and Ireland became a mature and influential League member. By the early mid-1930s, the Irish were involved in nearly all of the League's most important projects; and the great powers, such as Britain, recognised Ireland's role as one of the influential 'small states' in the League. The late 1930s saw the League decline after Italy's invasion of Abyssinia. Ireland still supported the League, but in a theoretical manner, as de Valera steered Ireland towards neutrality in the looming conflict. This book analyses Ireland's policy at the League in Geneva and the development of League policy in Dublin against the background of the turbulent inter-war years. It examines the personalities and issues behind policy and analyses their execution in Geneva. It draws on analysis of previously unseen material recently released from the Department of Foreign Affairs archives. This book is a fundamental reassessment of Irish foreign in the inter-war period. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)341.22415Social sciences Law Law of nations International community The League of NationsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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