Fascist Italy and the League of Nations : 1922-1935

This Book Analyses The Relationship Between Fascist Italy And The League Of Nations In The Interwar Years. By Uncovering The Traces Of Those Italians Working In The Organization, This Volume Investigates Fascist Italy's Membership Of The League, And Explores The Dynamics Between Nationalism And Internationalism In Geneva. The Relationship Between Fascist Italy And The League Of Nations Was Contradictory, Shifting From Active Collaboration To Open Disagreement. Previous Literature Has Not Reflected This Oscillation In Policy, Focusing Disproportionally On The Problems Italy Caused For The League, Such As The Ethiopian Crisis. Yet Fascist Italy Remained In The League For More Than Fifteen Years, And Was The Third Largest Power Within The Institution. How Did A Fascist Dictatorship Fit Into An Organization Espousing Principles Of Liberal Internationalism? By Using Archival Sources From Four Countries, Elisabetta Tollardo Shows That Fascist Italy Was Much More Concerned With, And Involved In, The League Than Currently Believed. Introduction -- 1. The Italian State And The League Of Nations -- 2. Italian Civil Servants In The League Of Nations' Secretariat -- 3. Italian Civil Servants And Fascism In Geneva -- 4. Italian Expertise And The League Of Nations -- 5. The 'internationalization' Of The Italians In The League -- Conclusion. Elisabetta Tollardo. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Dedication "--"Acknowledgements" -- "Contents" -- "Abbreviations" -- "List of Images " -- "List of Tables " -- "Chapter 1: Introduction" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 2: The Italian State and the League of Nations" -- "Italyâ#x80;#x99;s Interest in the League of Nations" -- "The International Institutes in Rome" -- "Italy and the Disarmament Question" -- "Towards Italyâ#x80;#x99;s Withdrawal from the League" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 3: Italian Civil Servants in the League of Nationsâ#x80;#x99; Secretariat" -- "The League of Nationsâ#x80;#x99; Secretariat and Its Employees" -- "Secretariat and Member States" -- "The Italian Under Secretaries-General" -- "Dionisio Anzilotti (1920â#x80;#x93;1921)" -- "Bernardo Attolico (1922â#x80;#x93;1927)" -- "Giacomo Paulucci di Calboli Barone Russo (1927â#x80;#x93;1932)" -- "Massimo Pilotti (1932â#x80;#x93;1937)" -- "Italians in the First Division: A Prosopography" -- "Geographical Origin" -- "Social and Familial Milieu" -- "War Experience" -- "Education" -- "Languages" -- "Previous Employment" -- "Age at Joining the League" -- "Length of Appointment and Why They Left" -- "Leagueâ#x80;#x99;s Evaluations" -- "The Recruiting Process" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 4: Italian Civil Servants and Fascism in Geneva" -- "11 June 1926: The Plainpalais Brawl" -- "Threatened by Fascists, Fled to America: Giuseppe Rocca" -- "Giacomo Paulucci di Calboli in Geneva" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 5: Italian Expertise and the League of Nations" -- "Manfredi Gravina, High Commissioner of the League of Nations in Danzig" -- "Manfredi Gravina" -- "Gravinaâ#x80;#x99;s Appointment as High Commissioner in Danzig" -- "Gravinaâ#x80;#x99;s Work as High Commissioner in Danzig (1929â#x80;#x93;1932)" -- "Manfredi Gravina: An Evaluation" -- "Alberto Theodoli and the League of Nationsâ#x80;#x99; Mandates" -- "The League of Nationsâ#x80;#x99; Mandates" -- "Italy and the Mandates" -- "Alberto Theodoli." Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-19 The Italian State and the League of Nations....Pages 21-63 Italian Civil Servants in the League of Nations’ Secretariat....Pages 65-118 Italian Civil Servants and Fascism in Geneva....Pages 119-157 Italian Expertise and the League of Nations....Pages 159-213 The ‘Internationalization’ of the Italians in the League....Pages 215-264 Conclusion....Pages 265-271 Back Matter....Pages 273-319