Bøger af Margaret MacMillan

The story of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, when for six extraordinary months the city was at the centre of world government as the peacemakers wound up bankrupt empires and created new countries. This book brings to life the personalities, ideals and prejudices of the settlement brokers.

An acclaimed historian and "New York Times"-bestselling author explores the many ways in which history affects everyone. Full of insights gleaned from studies of numerous historical events, "Dangerous Game" serves as a plea to treat history with care.

Weaving together fascinating anecdotes and insights, an understanding of Chinese and American history, and the momentous events of an extraordinary time, this work looks at one of the transformative moments of the 20th century.

National BestsellerNew York Times Editors' Choice Winner of the PEN Hessell Tiltman Prize Winner of the Duff Cooper PrizeSilver Medalist for the Arthur Ross Book Award of the Council on Foreign RelationsFinalist for the Robert F. Kennedy Book AwardFor six months in 1919, after the end of "the war to end all wars,” the Big Three—President Woodrow Wilson, British prime minister David Lloyd George, and French premier Georges Clemenceau—met in Paris to shape a lasting peace. In this landmark work of narrative history, Margaret MacMillan gives a dramatic and intimate view of those fateful days, which saw new political entities—Iraq, Yugoslavia, and Palestine, among them—born out of the ruins of bankrupt empires, and the borders of the modern world redrawn.

In The Lion's Cub, her 2018 Symons Medal address, eminent Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan examines the impact of the First War World on Canadian Confederation. With her characteristic flair and gift for telling detail, Margaret MacMillan shows the paradox of Canada's experience in the First World War. On the one hand, the Great War, as it was originally known, brought Canada closer to nationhood and gave many Canadians a greater sense of identity. On the other hand, the Great War also marked a time when Confederation was shaken and very nearly came apart. Its divisive impact continued to be felt throughout the twentieth century. And can still be felt today, in Canada's national political life, and in the relationship between Quebec and the rest of the country.YetCanada survived, and continues to survive. And Margaret MacMillan concludes thatthisis the great strength of Confederation.The Lion's Cubsuggests Canada's endurance should be recognized for the achievement it is. In a world where political boundaries are often as artificial as Canada's, the ability of our "e;improbable country"e; to survive and prosper may be an example of hope for a wider world.The Symons Medal is one of Canada's most prestigious honours. It is presented annually by the Confederation Centre of the Arts to honour persons who have made an exceptional contribution to Canadian life.Bilingual Edition-Historienne et crivaine canadienne de rputation internationale, Margaret MacMmillan aborde la Premire Guerre mondiale et ses rpercussions paradoxales sur le Canada dans son discours prononc en 2018 lors de la remise de la mdaille Symons et intitulLe lionceau. Avec son style caractristique et son talent inn de narratrice, Margaret MacMillan a rvl le paradoxe saisissant de l'exprience canadienne durant la Premire Guerre mondiale. En effet, si la Grande Guerre, comme on l'appelait l'poque, a sensibilis le Canada l'ide de nation et a confr bon nombre de Canadiens un sentiment accru d'identit, elle a aussi symbolis une poque o la Confdration canadienne fut fortement branle et faillit mme se dsagrger. De plus, les risques de fracture rsultant de la Grande Guerre perdurrent durant tout le XXesicle. Et aujourd'hui encore, ses effets continuent de se faire sentir dans la vie politique nationale canadienne, particulirement dans les relations entre le Qubec et le reste du pays.Pourtant, le Canada a survcu et continue de survivre. Selon Margaret MacMillan, c'est d'ailleurs la plus grande force de la Confdration canadienne. Dans son ouvrage intitulLe lionceau, elle suggre que l'endurance et la rsilience du Canada devraient tre imprativement reconnues leur juste valeur. Dans un monde o les frontires politiques sont souvent aussi artificielles que celles du Canada, la capacit survivre et prosprer de notre pays improbable est un brillant exemple d'espoir pour un monde plus vaste et plus divers.La mdaille Symons est une des rcompenses honorifiques les plus prestigieuses du Canada. Chaque anne, elle est remise par le Centre des arts de la Confdration une personne distingue en reconnaissance de sa contribution exceptionnelle la vie canadienne.dition bilingue