Karty na stół. Geografia a i granice nowej Europy po I wojnie światowej
Cards on the Table. Geography and the Boundaries of New Europe after the First World War
Author(s): Maciej GórnySubject(s): History, Historical Geography, Diplomatic history, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: geography; territory; First World War; Paris Peace Conference;borders of Poland;
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the contribution of geographers to the discussion about the new boundaries of East-Central and South-Eastern Europe during the First World War and the peace conference at Paris. Using the examples of such scholars as:Jovan Cvijić, Eugeniusz Romer, Stepan Rudnytskyi and Viktor Dvorský, the author analyses the argumentative strategies used to formulate the definition of national territory. In the further part of the text he focuses on the contribution of experts in geography to the output of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919.
Journal: Kwartalnik Historyczny
- Issue Year: 125/2018
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 427-469
- Page Count: 43
- Language: Polish