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A Vision Of Versailles
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Author : André Maurois
language : en
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Release Date : 1955
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The Versailles Treaty And Its Legacy
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Author : Norman A. Graebner
language : en
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Release Date : 2014-05-14
The Versailles Treaty And Its Legacy written by Norman A. Graebner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with Electronic books categories.
The story of failed diplomacy during the peacemaking process at Versailles and the path that led to World War II.
The Versailles Treaty And Its Legacy
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Author : Norman A. Graebner
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-03-06
The Versailles Treaty And Its Legacy written by Norman A. Graebner and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-06 with Political Science categories.
This study, a realist interpretation of the long diplomatic record that produced the coming of World War II in 1939, is a critique of the Paris Peace Conference and reflects the judgment shared by many who left the Conference in 1919 in disgust amid predictions of future war. The critique is a rejection of the idea of collective security, which Woodrow Wilson and many others believed was a panacea, but which was also condemned as early as 1915. This book delivers a powerful lesson in treaty-making and rejects the supposition that treaties, once made, are unchangeable, whatever their faults.
The Palace Of Versailles
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Author : Craig E. Blohm
language : en
Publisher: Referencepoint Press
Release Date : 2014-08
The Palace Of Versailles written by Craig E. Blohm and has been published by Referencepoint Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08 with France categories.
The world's greatest structures were all built through some combination of human ingenuity, perseverance, vision, will power and, in many cases, physical might. History's Great Structures examines the practical, technological, and political challenges encountered by the designers and builders; how these structures were used by the people of the time; and what has become of them today. A visual chronology, sidebars highlighting topics of interest, selected vocabulary words and facts, source notes, a bibliography for further research, and an index provide additional tools for student researchers. Book jacket.
The Story Of Versailles
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Author : Francis Loring Payne
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-16
The Story Of Versailles written by Francis Loring Payne and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-16 with Travel categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Story of Versailles" by Francis Loring Payne. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Versailles
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Author : Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-02-14
Versailles written by Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-14 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary descriptions of Versailles and its construction *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Growing up in Versailles is like growing up in a museum, and the people living there are almost the security." - Thomas Mars In every nation, in every era of history, there are inevitably one or two places that become the symbol of the times. Mention Valley Forge to an American and it will immediately conjure up visions of a hard won fight for freedom. Likewise, the word Dunkirk said to a Briton will elicit a sense of both pride and horror at the lives lost and saved at that desperate point in World War II. For the French, and those who study their history, Versailles is a symbol of, as Charles Dickens once put it, "the best of times...the worst of times." It was here that the Sun King, Louis XIV, built a palace worthy of a great nation during a time when peace was, at best, short-lived. It was at Versailles that Russian Tsar Peter the Great to study the palace's architecture and gardens so that he could recreate them in his home country. Indeed, the greatest minds and artistic geniuses of the later stages of the Renaissance came to Versailles to build and paint, and it was here that Madame de Pompedour and her successor, Madame du Barry, used their wit and beauty to charm a king into doing their bidding. However, as history constantly demonstrates, nothing good lasts forever, and so it was with Versailles. From the royal palace, Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette frittered away the goodwill of their people, leading to the French Revolution and their executions. Here the mobs amassed to demand "freedom, equality and brotherhood," but mainly a piece or two of pilfered bric-a-brac. In the wake of the French Revolution, the palace was gutted and most of the beautiful reminders of its glory were sold away, along with the monarchy's birthright and the concept of the "divine right of kings." While the palace was neglected for a time, its original workmen had done their jobs well enough that it managed to weather both time and the political storms that raged around it during the early 19th Century. In fact, it seems as though Versailles was destined to survive, if only so that such a thing of beauty wouldn't be lost forever. Even as he focused on the rest of Europe, Napoleon felt the need to save Versailles, and over time it was restored to its original glory, if not its original purpose; no monarch has lived in Versailles for a long time. Instead, there is a republic, and with it a sense that the palace, once available only for the wealthy few, is now a place for people across the world to come and enjoy the splendor of a bygone era that, while not exactly missed, can nonetheless still be appreciated. Versailles: The History and Legacy of France's Most Famous Royal Palace chronicles the remarkable history of one of the world's most famous palaces and tourist spots. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about Versailles like never before.
The Versailles Treaty And Its Legacy
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Author : Norman A. Graebner
language : en
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Release Date : 2011
The Versailles Treaty And Its Legacy written by Norman A. Graebner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Electronic books categories.
This study, a realist interpretation of the long diplomatic record that produced the coming of World War II in 1939, is a critique of the Paris Peace Conference and reflects the judgment shared by many who left the Conference in 1919 in disgust amid predictions of future war. The critique is a rejection of the idea of collective security, which Woodrow Wilson and many others believed was a panacea, but which was also condemned as early as 1915. This book delivers a powerful lesson in treaty-making and rejects the supposition that treaties, once made, are unchangeable, whatever their faults.
The Dream Of Absolutism
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Author : Hall Bjørnstad
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2021-10-15
The Dream Of Absolutism written by Hall Bjørnstad and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-15 with History categories.
The Dream of Absolutism examines the political aesthetics of power under Louis XIV. What was absolutism, and how did it work? What was the function of the ostentatious display surrounding Louis XIV at Versailles? What is gained—and what is lost—by approaching such expressions of absolutism as propaganda, as present-day scholars tend to do? In this sweeping reconsideration of absolutist culture, Hall Bjørnstad argues that the exuberance of Louis XIV’s reign was not top-down propaganda in any modern sense, but rather a dream dreamt collectively, by king, court, image-makers, and nation alike. Bjørnstad explores this dream through a sustained close analysis of a corpus of absolutist artifacts, ranging from Charles Le Brun’s famous paintings in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles via the king’s secret Mémoires to two little-known particularly extravagant verbal and textual celebrations of the king. The dream of absolutism, Bjørnstad concludes, lives at the intersection of politics and aesthetics. It is the carrier of a force that emerges as a glorious image; a participatory emotional reality that requires reality to conform to it. It is a dream, finally, that still shapes our collective political imaginary today.
Vision De Versailles
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Author : Lissagaray
language : fr
Publisher:
Release Date : 18??
Vision De Versailles written by Lissagaray and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 18?? with France categories.
The Story Of Versailles Illustrated
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Author : Francis Loring Payne
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-01-18
The Story Of Versailles Illustrated written by Francis Loring Payne and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-18 with History categories.
This is a long poem about the history of the famous French palace at Versailles. Here's an excerpt: "If you could speak what tales your tongues could tell, You voiceless mirrors of the storied past! Do you remember when the curtain fell On him who learned he was not God at last? Do you still see the shadows of the great? On powdered wigs and velvets, silks and lace; Or dream at night a feted queen, in state, Accepts men's homage with a haughty face? A thousand names come tumbling to the mind. Of dead who gazed upon themselves through you. And went their way, each one his end to find In paths that glory or red terror knew. Voltaire and Rousseau and Ben Franklin here, You've seen hobnobbing with the highly-born; Seen Genius smile, while, with a hint of fear, It gave to Birth not homage but its scorn."