When Democracy Died - The Middle East's Enduring Peace of Lausanne

"In an innovative, comprehensive account of the Lausanne Conference, Hans-Lukas Kieser recounts how the Conference concluded more than ten years of war and genocide in the late Ottoman Empire and explores the Treaty of Lausanne's resounding impact in the Middle East. Kieser shows how the Treaty excluded minority groups and shaped modern states"--

List of contents

Introduction. The historic near east peace of Lausanne; 1. A century's pivotal 'peace'; 2. Against the Paris-Geneva peace: Bolsheviks, Turkists, Islamists; 3. A protracted conference: redefining Turkey, western realpolitik.

About the author

Hans-Lukas Kieser is Associate Professor at the University of Newcastle, Australia, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Zurich. His books include Talât Pasha (2018), Nearest East (2010) and the edited volume Remembering the Great War in the Middle East (2022).

Product details

• Authors: Hans-Lukas Kieser, Kieser Hans-Lukas
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.03.2025
• EAN: 9781009014267
• ISBN: 978-1-009-01426-7
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 496 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Armenia, Turkey, Diplomacy, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Middle Eastern history, Peace studies & conflict resolution