A Time for Angels: The Tragicomic History of the League of Nations
- ISBN-10
- 0394481836
- ISBN-13
- 9780394481838
- Category
- Law / International
- Pages
- 441
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1975
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Author
- Elmer Bendiner
Description
Chronicles the origins, proceedings, short-lived tenure, and accomplishments and failures of the ill-fated League of Nations profiling and assessing the roles of the various villainour, idealistic, and heroic people involved.
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