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The Crack-Up: Egypt & the Wilsonian Moment, with Erez Manela
The Crack-Up: Egypt & the Wilsonian Moment, with Erez Manela
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Mar 26, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
For about 18 months after World War I there was what historian Erez Manela calls the "Wilsonian moment"--a brief period when President Woodrow Wilson led people around the world to believe that he would champion a new world order of self-determination and rights for small nations. How did this actually play out, particularly in the case of Egypt, which was a British Protectorate at the time?
Released:
Mar 26, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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