'The Peace of Westphalia also had its dark side'

(Cluster of Excellence " Religion and Politics ") The 52nd German Historians' Convention (Deutscher Historikertag) is to reevaluate the peace agreement 370 years ago - " It was only with the Peace of Westphalia that the politics of colonization became possible " - " Its global historical dimensions have long been overlooked " - Two years after Steinmeier's speech, the Historians' Convention will also conduct an interim review of the debate " Peace of Westphalia as a model for the Middle East? "
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news