Historical Dictionary of the League of Nations

✍ Scribed by Anique H.M. van Ginneken

• Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 322
• Series: Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Created in 1919, the League of Nations proved to be a training ground for the United Nations and the countless other organizations, both governmental and non-governmental, which now surround us. Just what the League of Nations was able to do during its brief but hectic career is summed up in this book. The dictionary section contains several hundred cross-referenced entries on its founders and supporters, its rather small staff and secretariat, the various subordinate or related organizations, and their overwhelming tasks. The historical background is described in the introduction and plotted year by year in the chronology while the bibliography points to further reading.

✦ Table of Contents

Editor’s Foreword......Page 11
Preface......Page 13
Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 15
Chronology......Page 17
Introduction......Page 37
The Dictionary......Page 65
Appendix AThe Covenant of the League of Nations......Page 239
Appendix B List of Member States......Page 253
Appendix C Secretaries-General......Page 255
Appendix D Budget of the League......Page 257
Appendix E Organization Scheme of the League of Nations......Page 259
Appendix F Organizations Linked to the League of Nations......Page 261
Appendix G The Organization of the Secretariat......Page 263
Bibliography......Page 265
About the Author......Page 307