Children, young people and the League of Nations in interwar Britain

Irish, Tomás; Wright, Susannah

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Children, young people and the League of Nations in interwar Britain

Tomás Irish

, Susannah Wright

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Swansea University Author: Tomás Irish

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This article asks how the League of Nations, and its supporters in Britain, sought to mobilize young people c.1918–39. How did children and young people associated with the League of Nations Union engage with the League of Nations? What meanings were ascribed to this engagement? Drawing on sources f...

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Children, young people and the League of Nations in interwar Britain

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