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Woodrow Wilson and the American Diplomatic Tradition: The Treaty Fight in Perspective


Woodrow Wilson and the American Diplomatic Tradition: The Treaty Fight in Perspective

Paperback by Ambrosius, Lloyd E.

Woodrow Wilson and the American Diplomatic Tradition: The Treaty Fight in Perspective

£29.99

ISBN:
9780521385855
Publication Date:
26 Jan 1990
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Pages:
344 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 14 - 19 May 2024
Woodrow Wilson and the American Diplomatic Tradition: The Treaty Fight in Perspective

Description

Woodrow Wilson's contributions to the creation of the League of Nations as well as his failures in the Senate battles over the Versailles treaty are stressed in this account of his leadership in international affairs.

Contents

Preface; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction: Wilson's new world; 2. Origins of Wilson's league of nations idea; 3. Drafting of the League of Nations Covenant; 4. American criticism of Wilson's peacemaking; 5. Revision of the League of Nations Covenant; 6. The question of control at home and abroad; 7. The Versailles Treaty in the Senate; 8. American rejection of the Versailles peace; 9. The aftermath of Wilson's peacemaking; 10. Epilogue: Wilson's legacy; Bibliography; Index.

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