Mandates and Empire
Subtitle: The League of Nations and Africa, 1914-1931
Publisher: Sussex Academic Press
Published: November 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781902210230
Subjects: Colonization & independence; International relations; World history: from c 1900 -; First World War, 1914-1918; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; International Organizations; Political History; Legal Reference / Law Profession; History: American; Africa; International; Africa - General; History & Theory - General; International Relations - General; History; League of Nations
Description: "This book compares the impact of the League of Nations mandates system on British and French rule in the African mandated territories. It examines the mandates system with particular attention to international relations as well as to national politics, the activities of pressure groups, and the bureaucracies of the two largest overseas empires. The book studies developments in international law, international organization, and the powers of the Permanent Mandates Commission."--Jacket.