Joe Davis
Tuesday 12:00 – 2:00 PM
January 10 through February 14, 2006
D.O.C. House
Margaret Macmillan's excellent book on the aftermath of World War I, Paris 1919: Six Month That Changed The World, describes in vivid detail the intrigues, personalities and results of the six months’ Peace Conference. Not only did this conference decide to near-term fate of Germany, but redesignated the geographical boundaries in Europe, Africa, Near East, Middle East and Far East. The study group will focus primarily on the punishment of Germany; the break-up of the Austria-Hungary Empire, especially the creation of Yugoslavia; the French and British Mandates in the Near East and Middle East; and the hostilities between China and Japan. Considerable time will be spent on what occurred during the next eighty-five years in most of the involved geographic areas.
Each week there will be ten to twenty pages of assigned reading. Some class members will be asked to make 4 –5 minute reports. The course will consist of 65% discussion and reports and 35% lecture. There will be six sessions.
JOE DAVIS is a graduate of Middlebury College and Cornell Law School. For over thirty-five years, he was an attorney for the IBM Corporation. He traveled extensively to Japan and other Asian countries. Starting in 1994, he has led courses at ILEAD on Japan, Korea, Siberia, China, India and Indonesia. He and his wife, Ann, live in Orford, NH.
