The League of Nations in its centenary: A thriving historiographical field

  • José Antonio Sanchez Román Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Keywords: League of Nations, historiography, globalization, international regulation, imperial history

Abstract

This article revises the historiography on the League of Nations from a period of relative oblivion, after the end of World War II, to the expansion of interest in the organization that began in the 1990s and continues today. The essay reviews the themes and interpretations that have interested historians and the reasons that explain the lack of interest during the Cold War and the explosion of publications in recent years. The end of the bipolar conflict, the debate on the so-called «globalization» and the transformations in the historiographic field with the strong impact of global and transnational approaches and the renewal of imperial history largely explain the growing interest of historians in the League of Nations. Finally, the article briefly raises the possible continuity of the historiographical boom on the international organization.

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Published
2021-06-15
How to Cite
Sanchez Román J. A. (2021). The League of Nations in its centenary: A thriving historiographical field. Historia y Política, 45, 325-355. https://doi.org/10.18042/hp.45.12