A Sacred Trust by Michael D Callahan
Brand: Sussex Academic Press
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Now available in paperback The second volume explains how the League of Nations mandates system fused two of the predominant and compelling global forces of the twentieth century imperialism and Wilsonian internationalism. After the First World War Britain and France administered most of Germanys former tropical African colonies as mandates under the supervision of the League as a sacred trust of civilization. This system of international trusteeship changed British and French rule in Africa. In short mandates were not colonies. Mandates meant less militarism more commercial equality a greater emphasis on the interests of Africans and an end to the extension of European national sovereignty over colonized peoples. Accountability to the League also required the British and French to reconsider traditional economic strategic and ideological assumptions about their empires. In the process the sacred trust sowed the seeds of selfdoubt about the very purpose and future of European imperialism. The mandates system continued to represent a genuine internationalization and reformation of colonialism and had longterm economic political and cultural consequences for Africans and Europeans within the mandated territories. Despite the Depression repeated AngloFrench foreign policy failures growing humiliations for Geneva and war in Africa and Europe the principles and practices of international trusteeship proved persistent. Mandates demonstrated the relevance of international law the importance of the League of Nations and the impact of Wilsonian principles on international relations and European imperialism. This book completes a twovolume history of the impact of the mandates system on AngloFrench colonialism in Africa from 1914 to 1946. Volume 1 Mandates and Empire The League of Nations and Africa 19141931 received the following critical acclaim from Anthony KirkGreene St. Antonys College Oxford A book of profound historical research.which deserves to become a work of incalculable value to scholars of African history as well as international relations. Subject Political Science International Relations History African Studies show more
Condition : New
Author : Michael D Callahan
Weight : 592
Publisher : Sussex Academic Press
Language : English
EAN : 9781845196509
ISBN10 : 1845196503
Format : Paperback Softback
Date of Publication : 20180301
Place of Publication : United Kingdom
Pagination : 320 Pages
Dimensions : 234 X 167 X 24