Date of Award
Spring 5-3-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
First Advisor
Elidor Mëhilli
Second Advisor
Manu Bhagavan
Academic Program Adviser
Jonathan Rosenberg
Abstract
This thesis uncovers the history of the Peace Palace and The Hague’s role in the early days of the internationalist movement. In the process of localizing the early twentieth century history of The Hague, this thesis examines the development of international imagery and culture through design. The Peace Palace as we know it today was ultimately a result of tensions between internationalist ideas (cooperation, arbitration, modernity) and the pride of Old World nationalism. The final design by Louis Cordonnier and J. A. G. Van der Steur repudiates the feeling of modernity surrounding the idea of peace through arbitration. It is only marginally saved by Thomas Mawson’s design for the surrounding Gardens.
Recommended Citation
Pecoraro, Daniel, ""A Vigorous Propaganda": The Peace Conferences of 1899 and 1907, the Peace Palace, and Internationalism through Design at The Hague, 1899–1920" (2017). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/167
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