A History of Diplomacy - Brossura

Black, Jeremy

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ISBN 10: 1861898312 ISBN 13: 9781861898319

Casa editrice: Reaktion Books, 2011

Riassunto

 

In A History of Diplomacy, historian Jeremy Black investigates how a form of courtly negotiation and information-gathering in the early modern period developed through increasing globalization into a world-shaping force in twenty-first-century politics. The monarchic systems of the sixteenth century gave way to the colonial development of European nations—which in turn were shaken by the revolutions of the eighteenth century—the rise and progression of multiple global interests led to the establishment of the modern-day international embassy system. In this detailed and engaging study of the ever-changing role of international relations, the aims, achievements, and failures of foreign diplomacy are presented along with their complete historical and cultural background.

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Recensione:

'Thought-provoking and usefully targeted to the questions of today.' --Times Literary Supplement

'An ambitious, innovative and remarkably wide-ranging survey by a historian of formidable breadth.' --BBC History Magazine

'[A] spirited defence of traditional diplomacy . . . a history of the profession, but with an alternative focus, looking at modern diplomacy's non-Western traditions and its roots in the medieval West. It provides fascinating details along the way about the development of embassies, envoys, and give-and-take or 19th century statesmanship. It almost made me want to rejoin the trade - except in a time capsule.' --Eamon Delaney, Irish Times

L'autore:

Jeremy Black is professor of history at the University of Exeter. He is the author of more than eighty books, including Maps and Politics, Why Wars Happen, War since 1945, Britain since the Seventies, and Altered States: America since the Sixties, all published by Reaktion Books.

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• Editore: Reaktion Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1861898312
• ISBN 13: 9781861898319
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 312