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After the Great War - Economic Warfare and the Promise of Peace in Paris 1919 (Paperback)
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After the Great War - Economic Warfare and the Promise of Peace in Paris 1919 (Paperback)
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At the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, the international community
came together to find a way forward in the aftermath of the First
World War. The conference is often judged a failure, as the
resulting Treaty of Versailles did not bring long-term peace with
Germany. By following the activities of British delegate and
wartime Minister of Blockade Lord Robert Cecil, this book examines
the struggles and successes of the conference, as delegates from
around the world grappled with the economic, political and
humanitarian catastrophes overwhelming Europe in 1919. After the
Great War describes, for the first time, the significant role of
economic warfare at the Peace Conference and in the post-war
settlement. Lord Cecil's sometimes difficult partnership with US
President Woodrow Wilson forged a new, permanent, international
diplomatic organization - the League of Nations - and supplied it
with the power to create collective blockades against aggressive
states. Leaders of the Allied economic war before the Armistice
became, in Paris, leaders of humanitarian-minded international
outreach to their former enemies in Germany and Austria. After the
Great War promotes a new understanding of these underappreciated
internationalists in Paris, many of whom transitioned into leading
the League of Nations even before the Peace Conference ended. Often
derided as an idealistic fantasy, international peace enforced by
economic sanctions appeared a realistic possibility when the Treaty
was signed at the end of June 1919.
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