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The Paris Peace Conference and Cultural Reparations after the First World War

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English Historical Review, Volume: 137, Issue: 589

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The First World War was marked by cultural destruction that violated international law and outraged international audiences. This article examines the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and the five post-war treaties (Versailles, Saint-Germain, Neuilly, Trianon and Sèvres) to explore how these issues we...

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ISSN: 0013-8266 1477-4534
Published: Oxford University Press 2023
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