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Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 242
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
xvii, 139 pages : illustrations, map ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
The course and consequences of major events of modern international diplomacy have shaped and changed the global world in which we live. Joseph M. Siracusa introduces the subject of diplomacy from a historical perspective, providing examples from significant historical phases and episodes to illustrate the art of diplomacy in action.
2) Diplomacy
Author
Series
Home university library of modern knowledge volume 192
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[1950]
Edition
2d ed.
Physical Desc
247 p. 17 cm.
Language
English
3) Oslo
Author
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 118 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Oslo tells the surprising true story of the back-channel talks, unlikely friendships, and quiet heroics that led to the 1993 Oslo Accords between the Israelis and Palestinians" --Back cover.
4) Winterkeep
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Queen Bitterblue of Monsea has been doing the hard work of rebuilding her kingdom for nearly five years when she first learns about the magical land to east where people and animals perform feats greater than even the most impressive Grace. When her envoy's ships drown, Bitterblue takes off on a diplomatic mission with her most trusted advisors, while politicians in Monsea consider what could happen if the Queen were to disappear as well.
5) Diplomacy
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c1994
Physical Desc
912 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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Description
A brilliant, sweeping history of diplomacy that includes personal stories from the noted former Secretary of State, including his stunning reopening of relations with China.
The seminal work on foreign policy and the art of diplomacy.
Moving from a sweeping overview of history to blow-by-blow accounts of his negotiations with world leaders, Henry Kissinger describes how the art of diplomacy has created the world in which we live, and how America's...
6) The Prophet's diplomacy: the art of negotiation as conceived and developed by the Prophet of Islam
Author
Publisher
C. Stark
Pub. Date
[1975]
Physical Desc
xxxiii, 142 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
"Jared Kushner was one of the most consequential presidential advisers in modern history. For the first time, he recounts what happened behind closed doors during the Trump presidency. Few White House advisors have had such an expansive portfolio or constant access to the president. From his office next to Trump, senior adviser Jared Kushner operated quietly behind the scenes, preferring to leave the turf wars and television sparring to others. Now,...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young Razo travels from Bayern to Tira at war's end as part of a diplomatic corps, but mysterious events in the Tiran capital fuel simmering suspicions and anger, and Razo must spy out who is responsible before it is too late and he becomes trapped in an enemy land.
Author
Publisher
Encounter Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
426 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of American diplomacy with rogue regimes, including Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Pakistan, to consider why the strategy of dialogue as a first resort has been flawed and whether basic assumptions about them are faulty.
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
528 pages : map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Velasin vin Aaro never planned to marry at all, let alone a girl from neighboring Tithena. When an ugly confrontation reveals his preference for men, Vel fears he's ruined the diplomatic union before it can even begin. But while his family is ready to disown him, the Tithenai envoy has a different solution: for Vel to marry his former intended's brother instead. Caethari Aeduria always knew he might end up in a political marriage, but his sudden...
Author
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First North American edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 269 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Some of the most consequential decisions in history were decided at the dinner table, accompanied--and perhaps influenced--by copious amounts of food and drink. This fascinating book explores ten of those pivotal meals, presenting the contexts, key participants, table talk, and outcomes of each. It offers unique insight into the minds and appetites of some of history's most famous and notorious characters, including Bonnie Prince Charlie, George...
16) Munich
Author
Language
English
Description
September 1938. Hitler is determined to start a war. Chamberlain is desperate to preserve the peace.The issue is to be decided in a city that will forever afterwards be notorious for what takes place there. Munich. As Chamberlain's plane judders over the Channel and the Fuhrer's train steams relentlessly south from Berlin, two young men travel with secrets of their own. Hugh Legat is one of Chamberlain's private secretaries; Paul Hartmann a German...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xiv, 343 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"After three decades of reform and opening up, China is closing its doors, clamping down on Western influence in the economy, media, and civil society. At the same time, President Xi Jinping has positioned himself as a champion of globalization, projecting Chinese power abroad and seeking to reshape the global order. Herein lies the paradox of modern China--the rise of a more insular, yet more ambitious China that will have a profound impact on both...
19) The Utopia
Author
Language
English
Description
Utopia (1516) is a work of political satire by Thomas More. Published in Latin while More was serving as Privy Counsellor under King Henry VIII, the text is stylized as a true account of a new civilization discovered in the New World by traveler Raphael Hythlodaeus. While there have been varying interpretations of Utopia over the centuries, it is most consistently regarded as a work of political philosophy in the tradition of Plato's Republic that...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xiii, 506 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A former ambassador to Russia during the Obama administration describes how the progress made between the two countries was destroyed when Vladimir Putin returned to power and recounts how the Kremlin actively sought to discredit and undermine him.
"A revelatory, behind-the-scenes account of Russian-American relations from the optimistic days of the end of communism in the Reagan-Gorbachev era to the confrontational era of Putin. In 2008, when Michael...
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