The Versailles Treaty and its legacy the failure of the Wilsonian vision
This study, a realist interpretation of the long diplomatic record that produced the coming of World War II in 1939, is a critique of the Paris Peace Conference and reflects the judgment shared by many who left the Conference in 1919 in disgust amid predictions of future war. The critique is a rejec...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2011
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Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | This study, a realist interpretation of the long diplomatic record that produced the coming of World War II in 1939, is a critique of the Paris Peace Conference and reflects the judgment shared by many who left the Conference in 1919 in disgust amid predictions of future war. The critique is a rejection of the idea of collective security, which Woodrow Wilson and many others believed was a panacea, but which was also condemned as early as 1915. This book delivers a powerful lesson in treaty-making and rejects the supposition that treaties, once made, are unchangeable, whatever their faults |
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Physical Description: | xi, 273 pages digital |
ISBN: | 9780511835162 |