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Sacred Trust
Michael D Callahan
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Description for Sacred Trust
Hardcover. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
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 Germany's 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 ... Read more
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 Germany's 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Gazelle Book Services
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845196509
SKU
V9781845196509
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About Michael D Callahan
Michael D Callahan is Associate Professor of History at Kettering University, Michigan.
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