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Table of Contents · 81 segments
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Front Matter and Dedicationtheoretical
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Prefacetheoretical
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Table of Contentsbibliography
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Introduction: The Paradox of European Conflicttheoretical
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Chapter I: Peace as a War Aim - Definitions and Observationschapter
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Chapter I, Section II: Origins of the World War and the Emergence of Peace Aimschapter
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Evolution of Peace as a War Aim: British and American Perspectiveschapter
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Wilson's Mediation Efforts and the Shift to Belligerencychapter
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European Reactions and National War Aimschapter
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The Papal Peace Appeal and Ideological Factorschapter
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The Quest for Peace at the Peace Conference: Introductionchapter
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The Franco-German Territorial Settlement and the Rhine Frontierchapter
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The Colonial Settlement and the Mandate Systemchapter
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The Quest for an International Order: Divergent Conceptions of Peacechapter
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The Three Pillars of the Quest for Peace: Pacific Settlement, Collective Security, and Disarmamentchapter
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The Genesis of Pacific Settlement and the Permanent Courtchapter
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The Principle of Collective Security and Article 10chapter
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Sanctions and the Military Question in the Covenantchapter
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The Problem of Disarmament and Post-War Atmospherechapter
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The Permanent Court of International Justice: Origins and Jurisdictionchapter
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The Ex-Neutrals and the Evolution of Conciliationchapter
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The Geneva Protocol of 1924: Security through Arbitrationchapter
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The Locarno Treaties and the General Act of 1928chapter
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The Briand-Kellogg Pact: Renunciation of Warchapter
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The Will to Peace vs. The Means to Peacechapter
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The Aaland Islands Dispute: A Case Study in Successful Mediationchapter
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The League Council's Competence in the Aaland Islands Disputeessay
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The Commission of Rapporteurs and the Principle of Self-Determinationessay
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The Final Resolution of the Aaland Islands Disputeessay
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The Italo-Ethiopian Dispute: A Contrast in International Willessay
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Historical Background of Italian Interests in Ethiopiaessay
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Ethiopia's Admission to the League and the 1928 Treatyessay
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Mussolini's Long-Term Planning for Conquestessay
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The Wal Wal Incident and the Failure of Arbitrationessay
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The Italian Memorandum and the End of Peace Effortsessay
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Collective Security and the United Stateschapter
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The Destiny of Article 10: Canadian Proposals and Interpretative Resolutionschapter
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The Whittling Down of Article 16: Economic Sanctions and the Blockade Committeechapter
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The Treaty of Mutual Guarantee and the Link to Disarmamentchapter
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The Geneva Protocol of 1924chapter
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The Repudiation of the Geneva Protocolchapter
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The Locarno Rhine Pactchapter
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The Aftermath of Locarno and the Decline of Securitychapter
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The Convention on Financial Assistance and the Case of Finlandchapter
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Collective Security as an Historical Factchapter
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The Application of Economic Sanctions in the Italo-Ethiopian Disputechapter
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The League Assembly and the Declaration of Aggressionchapter
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International Perspectives on Sanctions and the Failure of Enforcementchapter
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The Assembly of June 1936 and the Abandonment of Sanctionschapter
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The Final Disintegration of Collective Securitychapter
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The Tragedy of Disarmament: Introduction and Logical Frameworkchapter
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The Three Periods of Disarmament History (1920–1934)chapter
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The Franco-British Period and Legal Obligations of the Victorschapter
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The Moral and Political Obligations of Disarmamentchapter
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The Permanent Advisory Commission and Early League Initiativeschapter
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The First Assembly and the Rise of the Temporary Mixed Commissionchapter
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The Interplay of Security and Disarmament (1920–1924)chapter
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The Direct Method: Washington Naval Treaty and the Esher Schemechapter
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Locarno and the Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conferencechapter
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Conflicting National Visions at the Preparatory Commission (1926–1927)chapter
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The Failure of the Preparatory Commission and the Draft Convention (1928–1930)chapter
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The Opening and Initial Phases of the Disarmament Conferencechapter
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The General Debate: British and French Perspectiveschapter
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American, German, and Italian Positions in the 1932 Debatechapter
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Japanese and Soviet Contributions to the Disarmament Debatechapter
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The General Commission and the Hoover Proposalschapter
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German Withdrawal and the Five-Power Declarationchapter
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The Third Phase and the French Memorandum of 1932chapter
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The Failure of Technical Discussions and the MacDonald Planchapter
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The MacDonald Plan and the British Initiative for Disarmamentchapter
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International Reactions to the British Proposalschapter
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Franco-German Antagonism and the German Claim for Equalitychapter
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The Adoption of the Draft Convention and Polish Oppositionchapter
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American Intervention and the Roosevelt Messagechapter
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The Failure of Negotiations in London and Genevachapter
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The Final Franco-German Clash and Germany's Withdrawalchapter
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Reflections on the Responsibility for Failurechapter
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Recapitulation: The Emergence and Evolution of Organized Peacechapter
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The Failure of Disarmament and the Rise of Dictatorshipschapter
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Why and Whither? Theoretical Possibilities for Lasting Peacechapter