This book offers an introductory guide to four centuries of diplomatic thought. It examines the thought of some of the most important thinkers--Machiavelli, Guicciardini, Grotius, Richelieu, Wiequefort, Callieres, Satow, and Kissinger.
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'...everyone can benefit from 200 scintillating pages on diplomatic practice...strongly recommended...' - Choice
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G. R. Berridge is Professor of International Politics, University of Leicester. Maurice Keens-Soper is a freelance writer.
T. G. Otte is Lecturer in International History, University of the West of England, Bristol.
T. G. Otte is Lecturer in International History, University of the West of England, Bristol.
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Fairly interesting collection,
This review is from: Diplomatic Theory From Machiavelli To Kissinger (Studies in Diplomacy) (Paperback)
A fairly interesting collection of essays on diplomatic theorists of the modern era. Excellent sourcing and useful lists for further reading are included at the end of each essay. The biographical introductions for each of the writers come across with moderate success; the essays do not have the room to adequately outline the lives of these thinkers, and some of the causation and chronology seems a little shaky at times.The usually ponder what the individual thinker was best known for. This does not mean that the writing will turn out to always be interesting. The best essays are those on Machiavelli, Gucciardini, Richelieu, and Kissinger. One of the greatest pitfulls is the lack of discussion -excepted by a brief treatment in the Kissinger piece- of the linkage between diplomacy and military policy. The usefulness of this book can best be summed up as quick overviews of the theorists' perspectives on diplomatic activity. The essays' conclusions ought to be read first, and then a quick skim of the essays themselves. The citing is excellent, and thorough. The sources for further reading are very useful.
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This review is from: Diplomatic Theory From Machiavelli To Kissinger (Studies in Diplomacy) (Paperback)
I bought this book because of Nicolo Machiavelli and Henry Kissinger, whom I consider masters in the art of politics. Also did not know that Machiavelli developed his model of diplomacy. This book seems to me extremely well written, well documented and required reading for students of political science, government and general culture
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It was not only the circumstances of his time that gave Machiavelli a most remarkable opportunity to observe the conduct of diplomacy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
diplomatic theory, sound diplomacy, diplomatic law, professional diplomatist, diplomatic writings, new diplomacy, diplomatic method, modern diplomacy, old diplomacy, diplomatic system, diplomatic practice, continuous negotiation, resident ambassador, white revolutionary, droit des gens, international assemblies Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, The Discourses, White House Years, Henry Kissinger, Harold Nicolson, The Life, World Restored, Foreign Office, Francesco Guicciardini, Congress of Vienna, United States, Sir Ernest Satow, Testament Politique, Vienna Convention, Hugo Grotius, State Department, The Hague, Duke Valentino, The History of Florence, John de Witt, National Labour, Troubled Partnership, Book One, Congress of Westphalia, United Nations New!
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It was not only the circumstances of his time that gave Machiavelli a most remarkable opportunity to observe the conduct of diplomacy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
diplomatic theory, sound diplomacy, diplomatic law, professional diplomatist, diplomatic writings, new diplomacy, diplomatic method, modern diplomacy, old diplomacy, diplomatic system, diplomatic practice, continuous negotiation, resident ambassador, white revolutionary, droit des gens, international assemblies Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, The Discourses, White House Years, Henry Kissinger, Harold Nicolson, The Life, World Restored, Foreign Office, Francesco Guicciardini, Congress of Vienna, United States, Sir Ernest Satow, Testament Politique, Vienna Convention, Hugo Grotius, State Department, The Hague, Duke Valentino, The History of Florence, John de Witt, National Labour, Troubled Partnership, Book One, Congress of Westphalia, United Nations New!
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- Renaissance Diplomacy by Garrett Mattingly on 8 pages
- History of Florence by MacHiavelli on 7 pages
- The Evolution of Diplomatic Method (Cassell history) by Harold Nicolson on 6 pages
- The World Restored: Metternich, Castlereagh, and the Problems of Peace, 1812-22 by Henry Kissinger on 5 pages
- Diplomat in Japan by Ernest Mason, Sir Satow on 5 pages
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- Diplomacy: Theory and Practice, Second Edition by G. R. Berridge in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Diplomacy: Theory and Practice, Second Edition by G. R. Berridge in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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