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Between January and July 1919 delegates from all over the world converged on Paris to forge a lasting peace in the wake of World War I. Margaret MacMillan vividly portrays the historical events surrounding the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which laid the groundwork for an even more devastating conflict-World War II-by demanding punishing reparations from the defeated nation of Germany.

COURSE LECTURES

The Paris Peace Conference of 1919The Peace Conference Meets in ParisNew Forces in International RelationsThe League of Nations and MandatesGermanyNew NationsPolandItalyGreece and TurkeyPalestine and the Jewish HomelandThe Arab Middle EastGermany's Allies: Bulgaria, Austria, HungaryThe Far EastThe End

Author of Paris 1919: Six Months that Changed the World—picked by the New York Times as one of the seven best books of 2002—Margaret MacMillan received her Ph.D. from Oxford University and was the first woman ever to win the BBC 4 Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction. She is also the granddaughter of former British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, one of the signers of the Treaty of Versailles.