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1 - Precursors

Thinking about War and Peace before 1914

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2021

Sakiko Kaiga
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University of Tokyo
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Chapter 1 examines the social and intellectual backgrounds of the pro-league of nations movement. Although previous research has focused on the movement’s activity predominantly during the inter-war period, the post-war plan emerged from an older European intellectual tradition. This chapter, therefore, contextualises the pro-league movement into this rich legacy by exploring two broader contexts: the immediate backdrop to the evolution of the movement and the history of ideas about war and peace. In the pre-1914 period, the future pro-league activists already had networks of influence that became the basis of a pro-league movement. While they drew upon a European intellectual legacy, the problems they faced differed from those of their predecessors – the breakdown of the Concert of Europe and the rise of nationalism. These problems led the pro-leaguers to not only develop fresh perspectives on the causes of war, but also conclude that a new world order should be established.

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Print publication year: 2021

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  • Precursors
  • Sakiko Kaiga, University of Tokyo
  • Book: Britain and the Intellectual Origins of the League of Nations, 1914–1919
  • Online publication: 27 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108774130.002
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  • Precursors
  • Sakiko Kaiga, University of Tokyo
  • Book: Britain and the Intellectual Origins of the League of Nations, 1914–1919
  • Online publication: 27 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108774130.002
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  • Precursors
  • Sakiko Kaiga, University of Tokyo
  • Book: Britain and the Intellectual Origins of the League of Nations, 1914–1919
  • Online publication: 27 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108774130.002
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