{"product_id":"versailles-1919","title":"Versailles 1919","description":"The Versailles Settlement, at the time of its creation a vital part of the Paris Peace Conference, suffers today from a poor reputation: despite its lofty aim to settle the world’s affairs at a stroke, it is widely considered to have paved the way for a second major global conflict within a generation. Woodrow Wilson’s controversial principle of self-determination amplified political complexities in the Balkans, and the war and its settlement bear significant responsibility for boundaries and related conflicts in today’s Middle East. After almost a century, the settlement still casts a long shadow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fully revised and updated for the centennial of the Conference, \u003ci\u003eVersailles 1919\u003c\/i\u003e sets the ramifications of the Paris Peace treaties—for good or ill—within a long-term context. Alan Sharp mounts a powerful argument that the responsibility for Europe’s continuing interwar instability cannot be wholly attributed to the peacemakers of 1919–23. Concise and convincing, \u003ci\u003eVersailles 1919\u003c\/i\u003e is a clear guide to the global legacy of the Versailles Settlement.","brand":"Alan Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42839005364285,"sku":"9781912208098","price":44.96,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781912208098_e8764899-ca6f-403c-a09b-b1c4ab35ef48.jpg?v=1766952261","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/versailles-1919","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}