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100	1		_aGidney, Thomas, _eauthor. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2024056792 _1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6236-9933
245	1	3	_aAn international anomaly : _bcolonial accession to the League of Nations / _cThomas Gidney.
264		1	_aCambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : _bCambridge University Press, _c2025.
300			_a1 online resource (xv, 299 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aGlobal and international history
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Mar 2025).
506	0		_aOpen Access. _fUnrestricted online access _2star
520			_aIt is often assumed that only sovereign states can join the United Nations. But this was not always the case. At the founding of the United Nations, a loophole drafted by British statesmen in its predecessor organisation, the League of Nations, was carried forward, allowing colonies to accede as member-states. Colonies such as India, Ireland, Egypt, and many more were afforded a tokenistic representation at the League in Geneva during the interwar years, decades before their independence. Thomas Gidney unites three geographically distinct case studies to demonstrate the evolution of Britain's policy from a range of different viewpoints, exploring how this policy came into being, and why it was only exploited by the British Empire. He argues that this membership shaped colonial norms around sovereignty and international recognition in the interwar period and to the present day. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.
610	2	0	_aLeague of Nations _xMembership _xHistory.
651		0	_aGreat Britain _xColonies _xHistory _y20th century.
651		0	_aEgypt _xHistory _yBritish occupation, 1882-1936.
651		0	_aIreland _xHistory _yWar of Independence, 1919-1921.
651		0	_aIndia _xHistory _yBritish occupation, 1765-1947.
650		0	_aImperialism _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aSovereignty _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aWorld politics _y1919-1932.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781009584449
830		0	_aGlobal and international history.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781009584432
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