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The Consequences of the Peace: The Versailles Settlement: Aftermath and Legacy 1919-2015 (Haus Publishing - Makers of the Modern World)
Alan Sharp
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Hardcover. The Versailles Settlement is widely considered to have set the world on the path to a second major conflict within a generation. This book, updated with new material to mark the centenary of WWI, sets the consequences - for good or ill - of the Peace Treaties into their longer term context. Series: The Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 478.
The Versailles Settlement does not enjoy a good international reputation: despite its lofty aim to settle the world's affairs at a stroke, it is widely considered to have set the world on the path to a second major conflict within a generation. Woodrow Wilson's controversial principle of self-determination amplified political complexities, and the war and its settlement bear significant responsibility for national borders and related conflicts in the Middle East. Furthermore, other objectives of the peacemakers, such as global disarmament and minority protection, are yet to be realised. This book, revised and updated with new material to mark the ... Read more
The Versailles Settlement does not enjoy a good international reputation: despite its lofty aim to settle the world's affairs at a stroke, it is widely considered to have set the world on the path to a second major conflict within a generation. Woodrow Wilson's controversial principle of self-determination amplified political complexities, and the war and its settlement bear significant responsibility for national borders and related conflicts in the Middle East. Furthermore, other objectives of the peacemakers, such as global disarmament and minority protection, are yet to be realised. This book, revised and updated with new material to mark the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
The Makers of the Modern World
Condition
New
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908323927
SKU
V9781908323927
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About Alan Sharp
Alan Sharp's teaching, research and writing has focused on 20th-century international history and British foreign policy after the First World War, with a particular emphasis on the making and implementation of the Treaty of Versailles, on which he is an internationally recognised authority.
Reviews for The Consequences of the Peace: The Versailles Settlement: Aftermath and Legacy 1919-2015 (Haus Publishing - Makers of the Modern World)
'..shrewd, incisive and learned, a masterpiece of analytical narrative by a notable authority on the international relations of the period.' - Jonathan Sumption, The Spectator