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Diplomacy Paperback – January 1, 1988

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  1. Print length
    151 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1988
  5. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.5 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0934742529
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0934742528
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (January 1, 1988)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 151 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0934742529
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0934742528
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.5 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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Sebastián
2.0 out of 5 stars Diplomacy
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2013
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I think this book will be more helpful to understand real diplomacy but is just how British diplomacy has to be.
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Bel
4.0 out of 5 stars A really good place to start ...
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2004
Sir Harold Nicolson, the autor of this book, was a prestigious british diplomat who served on the British delegation to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, among other tasks. He knew his craft, and wanted to share that knowledge with others. That is probably the reason why he wrote this book, "Diplomacy".
In "Diplomacy", not only does he tell the reader about the origin of diplomacy and its development: he also manages to explain what being a diplomat is about, and which qualifications should aspiring diplomats have. For example, he believes that veracity, precision, calm, loyalty, good character and modesty are essential attributes of a good diplomat.
Nicolson wrote "Diplomacy" a long time ago: the first edition was published in 1939. Notwithstanding that, his book is nowadays as useful as in the day it was published, because it allows the reader to understand what diplomacy is, from the point of view of a diplomat. This book is informative, but also entertaining. His eloquent prose attracts the reader, who cannot help but be interested by the many anecdotes regarding life in the Foreign Service that the author recollects in order to get his point across more clearly.
In conclusion, I can recommend this book to those who are interested in International Relations and would like to know more about diplomacy. I give it only four stars because even if it is a very good book, it doesn't include the latest developments in the diplomatic field. All the same, it is a really good place to start :)
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James Schoonmaker
3.0 out of 5 stars An Inside View . . .
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2000
. . . Of a complex and important profession. Sir Harold Nicolson's book, originally published near the beginning of WWII, filled a large gap for several decades. Many books have been written on statecraft, and even a few on the tactics used in statecraft and diplomacy, but never (since Castiglioni's Art of the Courier during the Renaissance) had a book been written on how to be a good diplomat.
The book begins with a short history of the development of modern diplomacy, and then moves on to discuss recent changes and factors in modern diplomacy and to compare diplomacy as practiced by different countries. In reality, this is a handbook for new and aspiring diplomats, as it covers such things as the day-to-day duties of a junior secretary and how to perform them, diplomatic jargon, and proper use of diplomatic techniques.
For the conduct of foreign policy, I would recommend Chas. Freeman's more recent book Arts of Power. However, there is still nothing, outside of official government handbooks, that describes the inner functionings of a diplomat's life so well as Nicolson's book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Diplomacy
Reviewed in Japan on November 6, 2015
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商品は、申し分のないきれいな状態で受領しました。
納期も、注文時の説明通りで、満足しました。
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