Studentcam. Org. Harvard professor erez manela talks about Woodrow Wilsons education shaped his policy, specifically the league of nations and the aftermath of world war i and discusses how wilson championshiped. This video is courtesy of the National World war i museum and memorial in kansas city, missouri. Dr. Erez manela is professor of history at harvard university. He also serves as director of graduate programs at harvards weatherhead centers and cochair of Harvard International and global history seminar. He is coeditor of the global and National History series for Cambridge University press, the volume empires at war 1911 to 1923 with robert gurwath which reframes the history as a global war of empires and the international other begins of anticolonial nationalism. Dr. Manela will close our symposium with a lecture that x explores how president wilsons convictions were form the, how they shaped the 1919 peace settlement and how that continues to impact us today. Ladies and gent
History seminar. He is cool editor of the global and International History theories for Cambridge University press. Volume empires on war, 1911 to 1923, which refrains the history of the great war as a global war vampires and the will sony moment. Selfdetermination in the International Origins of and to colonial nationalism. He will close or symposium with a lecture that explores how president wilsons ideas and convictions were formed, how they shape the peace settlement and how that continues to impact us today. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming doctor erez manela. Thank you for that kind introduction. I want to thank laura and matt, and everybody on the staff at the World War One Museum and memorial. Including, everyone who kept us organized and well fed through these two days. This is the second time, as you mentioned. That i have worked with this group. I have been amazed by your intellectual engagement and you organizational history. I would like to take a moment t
Cambridge university press, with robert gurwath, which reframes the history of the global war and the wilsonian moment, selfdetermination and the International Origins of anticolonial nationalism. Mr. Manela will close our symposium with a lecture that explores how wilsons ideas and convictions reformed, how they helped shape the 1919 peace settlement and how that continues to impact us today. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming dr. Erez manela. [ applause ] thank you, lora, for that kind introduction. I want to take a second to thank lora and matt and camille and everybody else, all the rest of the staff at the world war i museum and memorial, including everybody who has kept us organized and on time and well fed throughout these two days. This is the second time, as you mentioned, lora, i worked with this group. And im just i have been amazed by your intellectual engagement and your organizational wizardry, so i would like to take a moment to put our hands together and
Empires and the wilsonen moment, the International Origins of anticolonialism. He will explore how president w explores how the president s convictions were formed, how they helped shape the 1919 peace settlement, and how that continues to impact us today. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming dr. Erez manela. [ applause ] thank you, lora for that kind introduction. I just want to take a minute to thank lora and matt and camille and everybody else, all the rest of the staff at the world war i museum and memorial, including everybodys whos kept us organized and on time and wellfed throughout these two days. Its the second time, as you mentioned, lora, that ive worked with this group. And im just ive been amazed by your intellectual engagement and your organizational wizard ri. I would like to take a moment to put our hands together and thank the people who brought us all here. [ applause ] in december of 1918, u. S. President Woodrow Wilson arrived in britain enroute to the
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