The Lines We Draw: Nationalism and Border Creation at Sèvres and Lausanne

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Abstract: This thesis describes the multi-faceted political modernization of the Middle Eastern Region and the transformation of the Ottoman Empire into a system of modern states. To that end, this thesis examines two cases: the treaties of Sèvres (1920) and Lausanne (1923) to understand why some groups garnered statehood rather than others in the succession of treaties both during and after the First World War. It ultimately finds that the groups that were most nationalized were able to claim the most territory in each of these treaties, despite other geopolitical pressures. In this liminal period, national movements could actively argue a state into being.

Type of resource	text
Date created	May 2016

Author	Sheils, Audrey Hope
Advisor	Crenshaw, Martha

Subject	Sèvres
Subject	Lausanne
Subject	borders
Subject	nationalism
Subject	state creation
Subject	International Relations Honors Program
Subject	International Relations
Genre	Thesis

Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/pm417vf0526

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Preferred Citation: Sheils, Audrey Hope. (2016). The Lines We Draw: Nationalism and Border Creation at Sèvres and Lausanne. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/pm417vf0526

Stanford University, Program in International Relations, Honors Theses

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