Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War

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Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War is a historical study by Margaret MacMillan that examines the negotiations and decisions at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference and their lasting impact on the modern world order.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
historical study ⓘ
alsoPublishedAs Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World ⓘ
analyzes myths about the Treaty of Versailles ⓘ
relationship between peace terms and later instability ⓘ
author Margaret MacMillan ⓘ
awards Duff Cooper Prize ⓘ
Samuel Johnson Prize shortlist ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
examines attempts to create a lasting peace after World War I ⓘ
impact of peace settlements on later international conflicts ⓘ
long-term consequences of the Paris Peace Conference ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 2001 ⓘ
focusesOn decisions of the Allied leaders after World War I ⓘ
negotiations at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference ⓘ
genre history ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ
hasPerspective argues that peacemakers were constrained by context and pressures ⓘ
emphasizes contingency of historical outcomes ⓘ
influenced public understanding of the Treaty of Versailles ⓘ
scholarly debates on the causes of World War II ⓘ
intendedAudience general readers interested in history ⓘ
students of international relations ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainFiguresDiscussed David Lloyd George ⓘ
Georges Clemenceau ⓘ
Vittorio Orlando ⓘ
Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
notableFor comprehensive coverage of the Paris Peace Conference ⓘ
narrative style combining biography and diplomatic history ⓘ
pages approximately 600 ⓘ
publisher John Murray ⓘ
setting Paris ⓘ
subject Paris Peace Conference of 1919 ⓘ
Treaty of Versailles ⓘ
creation of the modern world order ⓘ
diplomatic history ⓘ
international relations ⓘ
post–World War I peace settlements ⓘ
timePeriodCovered 1919 ⓘ
aftermath of World War I ⓘ
topic League of Nations ⓘ
colonial mandates system ⓘ
peace treaties with Germany and other Central Powers ⓘ
redrawing of European borders ⓘ
self-determination of nations ⓘ

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