He highlighted that the Paris Peace Conference was merely the first step in establishing peace in Europe. The peace established after the Great War was Pax Americana, whereas Russia was left on the margins due to the October Revolution. Professor Mirković emphasized that the deluge of the Great War led to a deep change of the world order in which Europe lost its historical leadership. Professor Marjanović Dušanić introduced some of the central ideas of the book and praised the fact that discussants are very knowledgable about the topic.

Adam Tooze’s book, in her words, gives an original and scientifically grounded view of the changes in the world that emerged as a legacy of the Great War and the rise of American economic and military power. In her view, the hundred years’ anniversary of the Treaty of Versailles is a perfect occasion to discuss political, economic and legal consequences of the new world order. Professor Marjanović Dušanić opened the discussion expressing her gratitude to the publishing house “Klio” for publishing the translation of the book, as well as to the host of the event. The discussants of the book were Smilja Marjanović Dušanić, professor at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy, and from the Faculty of Law, the Dean, Prof.

The translation of the book into Serbian was published by the „Klio“ publishing house. The University of Belgrade Faculty of Law hosted a promotion of the Serbian edition of Adam Tooze’s book “The Deluge: The Great War, America and the Remaking of the Global Order, 1916–1931”.

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