
The Forgotten Peace
Mediation at Niagara Falls
Michael Small(Author)
University of Ottawa Press
Published on 26. September 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
198 pages
978-0-7766-0712-2 (ISBN)
Description
In the early hours of April 22, 1914, American President Woodrow Wilson sent Marines to seize the port of Veracruz in an attempt to alter the course of the Mexican Revolution. As a result, the United States seemed on the brink of war with Mexico. An international uproar ensued. The governments of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile offered to mediate a peaceful resolution to the crisis. Surprisingly, both the United States and Mexico accepted their offer and all parties agreed to meet at an international peace conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
For Canadians, the conference provided an unexpected spectacle on their doorstep, combining high diplomacy and low intrigue around the gardens and cataracts of Canada's most famous natural attraction. For the diplomats involved, it proved to be an ephemeral high point in the nascent Pan-American movement. After it ended, the conference dropped out of historical memory. This is the first full account of the Niagara Falls Peace Conference to be published in North America since 1914.
The author carefully reconstructs what happened at Niagara Falls, examining its historical significance for Canada's relationship with the Americas. From this almost forgotten event he draws important lessons on the conduct of international mediation and the perils of middle-power diplomacy.
Published in English.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Target group
Interest Age: From 15 to 17 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
22 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
221 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7766-0712-2 (9780776607122)
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Michael Small is an Assistant Deputy Minister in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. He has served as a diplomat in Malaysia, Brazil, Costa Rica, and Mexico and was Canadian ambassador to Cuba from 2000 to 2003. He is also a fellow of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University.