Sovereignty at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919

by Leonard V. Smith

We have known for many decades that the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 "failed", in the sense that it did not prevent the outbreak of World War II. This book investigates not whether the Paris Peace Conference succeeded or failed, but the historically specific international system it created. It explores the rules under which that system operated, and the kinds of states and empires that inhabited it. Deepening the dialogue between history and international...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199677174
• ISBN13: 9780199677177
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"