{"product_id":"woodrow-wilson-and-the-reimagining-of-eastern-europe-hardback-9781503611184","title":"Woodrow Wilson and the Reimagining of Eastern Europe (Hardback) 9781503611184","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWoodrow Wilson and the Reimagining of Eastern Europe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLarry Wolff (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781503611184\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 January 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 5 figures, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"A significant contribution to the historical scholarship on Woodrow Wilson and his role in peacemaking after World War I. Larry Wolff recognizes both the confusion and the clarity in Wilson's endeavor to implement the principle of national self-determination.\"—Lloyd Ambrosius, author of \u003ci\u003eWoodrow Wilson and American Internationalism\u003c\/i\u003e \"The multifaceted author Larry Wolff returns to deal with the theme that he confronted in \u003ci\u003eInventing Eastern Europe\u003c\/i\u003e, adding now the key element that concerns what we know about Wilson's commitment to the contradictory political construction that became Central Europe from 1919 to 1989.\"—\u003ci\u003eIl Sole 24 Ore\u003c\/i\u003e \"Wolff's enthralling account traces the way the president's principles clashed with the messy reality of historical frontiers and political rivalries in the region.\"—Maria Lipman, \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e \"[A] meticulously researched and compelling book....Making use of a wide range of original sources, including transcripts of conversations among the leaders of the 'Big Four' at Versailles, this work enriches the understanding of Wilsonian statecraft. Highly recommended.\"—M J. Birkner, \u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, where the victorious Allied powers met to reenvision the map of Europe in the aftermath of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson's influence on the remapping of borders was profound. But it was his impact on the modern political structuring of Eastern Europe that would be perhaps his most enduring international legacy: neither Czechoslovakia nor Yugoslavia exist today, but their geopolitical presence persisted across the twentieth century from the end of World War I to the end of the Cold War. They were created in large part thanks to Wilson's advocacy, and in particular, his Fourteen Points speech of January 1918, which hinged in large part on the concept of national self-determination. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut despite his deep involvement in the region's geopolitical transformation, President Wilson never set eyes on Eastern Europe, and never traveled to a single one of the eastern lands whose political destiny he so decisively influenced. Eastern Europe, invented in the age of Enlightenment by the travelers and philosophies of Western Europe, was reinvented on the map of the early twentieth century with the crucial intervention of an American president who deeply invested his political and emotional energies in lands that he would never visit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book traces how Wilson's emerging definition of national self-determination and his practical application of the principle changed over time as negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference unfolded. Larry Wolff exposes the contradictions between Wilson's principles and their implementation in the peace settlement for Eastern Europe, and sheds light on how his decisions were influenced by both personal relationships and his growing awareness of the history of the Ottoman and Habsburg empires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: \u003cbr\u003e  1. Woodrow Wilson, the Eastern Question, and the End of the Ottoman Empire\u003cbr\u003e  2. \"\u003cbr\u003eThis War of Emancipation\"\u003cbr\u003e: The Wilsonian Deliverance of the \"\u003cbr\u003eEnslaved\"\u003cbr\u003e Habsburg Peoples\u003cbr\u003e  3. Wilsonian Friendship: Personal Sympathy and Geopolitical Transformation\u003cbr\u003e  4. National Majorities and National Minorities in Wilsonian Eastern Europe\u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion: The Dynamics of Wilsonian Mental Mapping\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52610609250584,"sku":"9781503611184","price":77.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/woodrow-wilson-and-the-reimagining-of-eastern-europe-hardback-9781503611184","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}