What question did this study set out to answer?

To explore the conditions that allowed Ireland, India, and Egypt to join the League of Nations without full sovereignty.

May 22, 2026

Review Forum on Thomas Gidney, An International Anomaly: Colonial Accession to the League of Nations (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025)

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To explore the conditions that allowed Ireland, India, and Egypt to join the League of Nations without full sovereignty.
Review essays by Jake Hodder and Susan Pedersen
Response from the author, Thomas Gidney
Analysis provides insights into colonial relations and their implications for sovereignty during the League of Nations era.

Abstract

Abstract Published by Cambridge University Press in 2025, Thomas Gidney's monograph An International Anomaly examines the conditions under which Ireland, India and Egypt acceded to the League of Nations, despite the absence of full sovereignty. This Forum section features review essays by Jake Hodder and Susan Pedersen as well as a response from the author.

Review Forum on Thomas Gidney, An International Anomaly: Colonial Accession to the League of Nations (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025)

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