1st Edition
Britain and the International Civil Service Empire, Internationalism, and Expertise in the Twentieth Century
By Amy Limoncelli
Copyright 2025
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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This study emphasizes the legacies of British internationalism in the international organizations of the twentieth century while examining British responses to the end of the British Empire.
After the First and Second World Wars, the victorious powers established international organizations such as the League of Nations and the United Nations in an attempt to institutionalize peace. The... Read more
1. “Truly International” 2. “A Friendly Partner” 3. “The Gilt is Off the Gingerbread” 4. “A Conscious Public Relations Effort” 5. “Absent from the Bridge”
Biography
Amy Limoncelli teaches in the History Department at the College of William & Mary. She recently published the article “Remaking the International Civil Service: The Legacies of British Internationalism in the United Nations Secretariat, 1945– 47.” She received her PhD in History from Boston College in 2016.
