Twilight of Empire : The Brest-Litovsk Conference and the Remaking of East-Central Europe, 1917-1918
Borislav Chernev, through an insightful and in-depth analysis of primary sources and archival material, argues that although its duration was short lived, the Brest-Litovsk settlement significantly affected the post-Imperial transformation of East Central Europe.
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Toronto : University of Toronto Press,
2017
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| Schlagworte: | World War, 1914-1918--Peace World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1914-1918 ; Peace Electronic books Treaties of Brest-Litovsk (1918) Treaties of Brest-Litovsk Brest-Litovsk Peace Conference Europe, Central Europe, Eastern World War (1914-1918) mehr... |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (261 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Borislav Chernev, through an insightful and in-depth analysis of primary sources and archival material, argues that although its duration was short lived, the Brest-Litovsk settlement significantly affected the post-Imperial transformation of East Central Europe. Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration and Place Names -- Glossary -- Introduction: A Forgotten Peace -- 1 Ostpolitik Meets World Revolution -- 2 Peacemaking and Self-Determination at Brest-Litovsk -- 3 The Great January Strike as a Prelude to Revolution in Austria -- 4 The Brest-Litovsk System and Modern Ukrainian Statehood -- 5 Brest-Litovsk and the Elusive Bulgarian "Dream of Byzantium" -- 6 The Second Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and After -- Conclusion: Brest-Litovsk and Europe's Twentieth Century -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (261 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781487513344 1487513348 9781487501495 1487501498 |