m (1 revision: Import stubs part 17) |
m (Reguyla moved page Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War to Peacemakers (book): Standardize naming) |
||
| (12 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War''}} |
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War''}} |
||
| − | [[ |
+ | [[File:Paris1919bookcover.jpg|thumb|200px]] |
| − | '''''Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War''''' (2002) is a historical narrative based on the events of the [[Paris Peace Conference of 1919]]. It was written by the |
+ | '''''Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War''''' (2002) is a historical narrative based on the events of the [[Paris Peace Conference of 1919]]. It was written by the Canadian historian [[Margaret MacMillan]] with a foreword by [[United States|American]] diplomat [[Richard Holbrooke]]. The book has also been published under the titles '''''Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World''''' and '''''Peacemakers: Six Months That Changed the World'''''. |
| − | ''Peacemakers'' describes the six months of negotiations that took place in |
+ | ''Peacemakers'' describes the six months of negotiations that took place in Paris, France following [[World War I]]. The book focuses on the "Big Three", photographed together on its cover (left to right): Prime Minister [[David Lloyd George]] of the [[United Kingdom]], Premier [[Georges Clemenceau]] of France, and President [[Woodrow Wilson]] of the [[United States]]. |
| − | The book argues that the conditions imposed on |
+ | The book argues that the conditions imposed on Germany in the [[Treaty of Versailles]] did not lead to the rise of [[Adolf Hitler]]. [[David Lloyd George]] is the author's great grandfather. |
==Reaction== |
==Reaction== |
||
The book was first published in Britain. It has won the £5,000 [[Duff Cooper Prize]] for an outstanding literary work in the field of history, biography or politics, the £3,000 [[Hessell-Tiltman Prize]] for History, the prestigious BBC [[Samuel Johnson]] for the best work of non-fiction published in the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[2003 Governor General's Awards|2003 Governor General's Literary Award]] in Canada. |
The book was first published in Britain. It has won the £5,000 [[Duff Cooper Prize]] for an outstanding literary work in the field of history, biography or politics, the £3,000 [[Hessell-Tiltman Prize]] for History, the prestigious BBC [[Samuel Johnson]] for the best work of non-fiction published in the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[2003 Governor General's Awards|2003 Governor General's Literary Award]] in Canada. |
||
| − | The book has been adapted as a 2009 |
+ | The book has been adapted as a 2009 docudrama film entitled "Paris 1919," by Paul Cowan, produced by the [[National Film Board of Canada]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090105.wparis0106/BNStory/Entertainment/home|title=Paris 1919: Years in the making, 10 days to film|last=Dixon|first=Guy|date=2009-01-05|work=Globe and Mail|accessdate=2009-01-10}}</ref> MacMillan recorded a related series of fourteen lectures for the audiobook ''Six Months That Changed the World: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919'' (Recorded Books, The Modern Scholar series, 2003). |
==Editions== |
==Editions== |
||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
{{s-start}} |
{{s-start}} |
||
{{s-ach|aw}} |
{{s-ach|aw}} |
||
| − | {{succession box|title=[[Governor General's Award for English language non-fiction|Governor General's Award for English language non-fiction recipient]]|before=''Saboteurs: Wiebo Ludwig's War Against Big Oil''|after='' |
+ | {{succession box|title=[[Governor General's Award for English language non-fiction|Governor General's Award for English language non-fiction recipient]]|before=''Saboteurs: Wiebo Ludwig's War Against Big Oil''|after=''Shake Hands With the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda''|years=2003}} |
{{s-end}} |
{{s-end}} |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
| − | |||
{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
||
==External links== |
==External links== |
||
*[http://www.booknotes.org/Watch/174388-1/Margaret+MacMillan.aspx ''Booknotes'' interview with MacMillan on ''Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World '', December 29, 2002.] |
*[http://www.booknotes.org/Watch/174388-1/Margaret+MacMillan.aspx ''Booknotes'' interview with MacMillan on ''Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World '', December 29, 2002.] |
||
| + | |||
| + | {{Wikipedia|Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War}} |
||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference Of 1919 And Its Attempt To End War}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference Of 1919 And Its Attempt To End War}} |
||
| − | [[Category:2002 books]] |
+ | [[Category:2002 non-fiction books]] |
[[Category:History books about World War I]] |
[[Category:History books about World War I]] |
||
| − | [[Category: |
+ | [[Category:Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920)]] |
[[Category:Canadian non-fiction books]] |
[[Category:Canadian non-fiction books]] |
||
[[Category:Non-fiction books about diplomacy]] |
[[Category:Non-fiction books about diplomacy]] |
||
| − | [[Category: |
+ | [[Category:Governor General's Award-winning works]] |
| − | [[Category:Governor General's Award winning works]] |
||
Revision as of 01:05, 18 September 2020
Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War (2002) is a historical narrative based on the events of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. It was written by the Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan with a foreword by American diplomat Richard Holbrooke. The book has also been published under the titles Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World and Peacemakers: Six Months That Changed the World.
Peacemakers describes the six months of negotiations that took place in Paris, France following World War I. The book focuses on the "Big Three", photographed together on its cover (left to right): Prime Minister David Lloyd George of the United Kingdom, Premier Georges Clemenceau of France, and President Woodrow Wilson of the United States.
The book argues that the conditions imposed on Germany in the Treaty of Versailles did not lead to the rise of Adolf Hitler. David Lloyd George is the author's great grandfather.
Reaction
The book was first published in Britain. It has won the £5,000 Duff Cooper Prize for an outstanding literary work in the field of history, biography or politics, the £3,000 Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History, the prestigious BBC Samuel Johnson for the best work of non-fiction published in the United Kingdom and the 2003 Governor General's Literary Award in Canada.
The book has been adapted as a 2009 docudrama film entitled "Paris 1919," by Paul Cowan, produced by the National Film Board of Canada.[1] MacMillan recorded a related series of fourteen lectures for the audiobook Six Months That Changed the World: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 (Recorded Books, The Modern Scholar series, 2003).
Editions
- ISBN 0-7195-5939-1 UK Hardbound Edition (2001)
- ISBN 0-375-50826-0 US Hardbound Edition (2002) as Paris 1919: Six months that changed the world
- ISBN 0-375-76052-0 US Paperback Edition (2003) as Paris 1919: Six months that changed the world
- ISBN 0-7195-6237-6, ISBN 0-7195-6233-3 UK Paperback Edition (2003)
References
- ↑ Dixon, Guy (2009-01-05). "Paris 1919: Years in the making, 10 days to film". Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090105.wparis0106/BNStory/Entertainment/home. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
External links
The original article can be found at Peacemakers (book) and the edit history here.