Books > Social sciences > Politics & government
|
Buy Now
Plowshares into Swords - Weaponized Knowledge, Liberal Order, and the League of Nations (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R1,012
Discovery Miles 10 120
|
|
Plowshares into Swords - Weaponized Knowledge, Liberal Order, and the League of Nations (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 9 - 17 working days
|
An in-depth look at how the ideas formulated by the interwar League
of Nations shaped American thinking on the modern global order. In
Plowshares into Swords, David Ekbladh recaptures the power of
knowledge and information developed between World War I and World
War II by an international society of institutions and individuals
committed to liberal international order and given focus by the
League of Nations in Geneva. That information and analysis
revolutionized critical debates in a world in crisis. In doing so,
Ekbladh transforms conventional understandings of the United
States' postwar hegemony, showing that important elements of it
were profoundly influenced by ideas that emerged from international
exchanges. The League's work was one part of a larger transnational
movement that included the United States and which saw the
emergence of concepts like national income, gross domestic product,
and other attempts to define and improve the standards of living,
as well as new approaches to old questions about the role of
government. Forged as tools for peace these ideas were beaten into
weapons as World War II threatened. Ekbladh recounts how, though
the US had never been a member of the organization, vital parts of
the League were rescued after the fall of France in 1940 and given
asylum at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. However,
this presence in the US is just one reason its already
well-regarded economic analyses and example were readily mobilized
by influential American and international figures for an Allied
"war of ideas," plans for a postwar world, and even blueprints for
the new United Nations. How did this body of information become so
valuable? As Ekbladh makes clear, the answer is that information
and analysis themselves became crucial currencies in global
affairs: to sustain a modern, liberal global order, a steady stream
of information about economics, politics, and society was, and
remains, indispensable.
General
Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2022 |
First published: |
2022 |
Authors: |
David Ekbladh
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-82049-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
Promotions
|
LSN: |
0-226-82049-1 |
Barcode: |
9780226820491 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.