ABSTRACT

During the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 multiple commissions were dispatched to manage the birth of the post-First World War order across central and eastern Europe. Examining the two commissions which managed the dispute over the former Habsburg Duchy of Teschen, Silesia, from the perspective of the Hotel Brauner Hirsch where they resided, this article examines the connections between diplomacy, tourism, geopolitics, and the hotel. While their hotel provided a place of work and security, its social function as a site of entertainment and enjoyment often interfered with the commissions’ diplomatic functions. Meanwhile, the real and perceived behaviour of the members of these bodies within the hotel, as well as the potential dislocation caused by their presence in the region, made their hotel a complicating factor in their diplomacy.

摘要

在1919年的巴黎和平会议期间，派遣了多个委员会来管理第一次世界大战后中欧和东欧的命令。从他们居住的Hotel Brauner Hirsch酒店的角度考察了西里西亚Teschen的前哈布斯堡公国的两个委员会，该委员会研究了外交，旅游，地缘政治与酒店之间的联系。虽然他们的酒店提供了工作和安全的场所，但其作为娱乐和娱乐场所的社会功能经常会干扰委员会的外交职能。同时，酒店内这些团体成员的真实和可察觉的行为，以及他们在该地区的存在所造成的潜在流离失所，使酒店成为其外交中一个复杂因素。