Versailles 1919: A Centennial Perspective
Alan Sharp, "Versailles 1919: A Centennial Perspective"
English | ISBN: 1912208091 | 2018 | 320 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 1912208091 | 2018 | 320 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
The Versailles Settlement, at the time of its creation a vital part of the Paris Peace Conference, suffers today from a poor reputation: despite its lofty aim to settle the world’s affairs at a stroke, it is widely considered to have paved the way for a second major global conflict within a generation. Woodrow Wilson’s controversial principle of self-determination amplified political complexities in the Balkans, and the war and its settlement bear significant responsibility for boundaries and related conflicts in today’s Middle East. After almost a century, the settlement still casts a long shadow.
Fully revised and updated for the centennial of the Conference,
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