Description: English summary: Against the backdrop of new themes, which have developed in the realm of global history and the history of globalization, the long neglected study concerning the League of Nations has been reopened in recent years.
Brief description: Thomas Fischer ist Professor fur Geschichte Lateinamerikas sowie Direktor des Zentralinstituts fur Lateinamerikastudien an der Katholischen Universitat Eichstatt-Ingolstadt. Er hat zahlreiche Studien zur Geschichte Lateinamerikas vorgelegt.