British Diplomacy and the Descent into Chaos: The Career of Jack Garnett, 1902-19
Author:   J. Fisher
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2012
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Pages:   298
Publication Date:   01 January 2012
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British Diplomacy and the Descent into Chaos: The Career of Jack Garnett, 1902-19


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Recreating the diplomatic career of Jack Garnett, from 1902-1919, John Fisher reveals a fascinating individual as well as contextualizing his story with regard to British policy in the countries to which he was posted in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, during a period of rapid change in international politics and in Britain's world role.

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Author:   J. Fisher
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2012
Weight:   0.486kg
ISBN:  

9781349345885


ISBN 10:   1349345881
Pages:   298
Publication Date:   01 January 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Constantinople: 'a very wonderful place' Like a Plant Uprooted: Life in Peking 'People who squeeze and people who may be squeezed': Across Mongolia, 1908 Bucharest and St. Petersburg Teheran 1911–14 – 'into the vortex' London, Sophia and Athens, and the 'episode of the floating bag' Tangier – 'a confusion of the East and the West' A 'hardly used genus': First Secretary in Buenos Aires A Climacteric Epilogue Bibliography Index

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JOHN FISHER teaches History at the University of the West of England, Bristol. His previous books include Curzon and British Imperialism in the Middle East (1999), and Gentleman Spies (2002), and he has also co-edited several books and written many journal articles.

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