Professional paper
From Theory to Practice: the New Europe and National Self-Determination in the First World War (1916–1920)
Bence Bari
; Central European University, Budapest
Abstract
‘Marginalize: to put or to keep (someone) in a powerless or unimportant position within a society or a group.’ While this definition of Merriam-Webster might sound static, one must keep in mind that the essence of
history is nothing but change. Thus, it is for no surprise many groups that were initially marginalized finally succeeded in making an impact on the flow of events in time. The current study focuses on the international group of intellectuals and politicians that gathered around the British Great War-era periodical of the New Europe (1916–1920). This association aimed at the reconstruction of the Old Continent along national lines, which they propagated with the notion of ‘national self-determination’. The revolutionary goals and rhetoric of the society initially resulted in a marginalized state – but by the end of the war, both the New Europe and national self-determination had their breakthroughs and thus, their impact on the inter-war settlement.
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190426
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Publication date:
6.12.2016.
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