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Liberal internationalism The interwar movement for peace in Britain /

The book investigates the role of popular liberal internationalism as a social movement in Britain using Gramscian and Foucauldian ideas of civil society. It addresses the use of force for peace through an examination of the impact of civil society actors in popular liberal internationalism between...

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Main Authors: Pugh, Michael, 1944
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: Rethinking peace and conflict studies
Subjects:
Liberalism
Peace
Civil society > History > 20th century > Great Britain
International relations > c 1918 to c 1939 Inter-war period > United Kingdom, Great Britain
Peace studies & conflict resolution > c 1918 to c 1939 Inter-war period > United Kingdom, Great Britain
Politics and Government
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1910-1936
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1936-1945
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137291943
Summary: The book investigates the role of popular liberal internationalism as a social movement in Britain using Gramscian and Foucauldian ideas of civil society. It addresses the use of force for peace through an examination of the impact of civil society actors in popular liberal internationalism between the world wars.
'With impeccable scholarship, Michael Pugh offers novel insights into interwar liberal internationalism in Britain. Erudite and authoritative, this account will rightly become an indispensable point of reference for students and scholars alike.' - Richard Caplan, Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford, UK 'This is an important and erudite book. The 1930s are often seen as a 'lost decade' in which appeasement led inevitably to the Second World War. Michael Pugh's careful reading of the period reveals a much more complex story in which peace movements had considerable succe
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230537637, 2012.
Carrier Form: 256 p.
ISBN: 9780230537637
9781137291943 :
113729194X :
CLC: D081
Contents: Preface Introduction: Liberal Internationalism, a Social Movement for Peace Governance: Ideological and Political Trespass Education: Democratic Accountability and Paper Guarantees Disarmament: White Robes of Peace or Jackboots and Spurs? Innovation: Arming the League with Air Power Resistance: Pacifism and the Power of Defiance Imperialism: Economic Security and Sanctions Revisionism: Rearmament and Peaceful Change Conclusion: Retrenchment, Reform and Colonisation Appendix I: Group Memberships Appendix II: Circulation Figures.

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