This work investigates how emotional experiences and cultural perceptions shaped the development of international cooperation in the Alps during the interwar period. Ilaria Scaglia, a historian specializing in international history and the history of emotions, utilizes archival research to argue that internationalism was not merely a political or legal construct but a lived experience mediated by sensory and emotional encounters. By examining the Alpine region as a site of cross-border interaction, the text demonstrates how personal feelings influenced the institutional frameworks of the era.

Scholars in the field of international history recognize this text for its innovative application of the history of emotions to diplomatic studies. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is tailored for researchers and students of twentieth-century European history.