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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Nick Ridley (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781032192468ISBN 10: 1032192461 Pages: 204 Publication Date: 23 December 2022 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Sixteenth Century diplomacy - and the balance of power. 2. The Thirty Years War. 3. Westphalia 1648. 4. On to Utrecht- wider conflict. 5. Utrecht 1713. 6. From Utrecht to Vienna. 7. Vienna 1815. 8. Nation-states - and on to Paris. 9. Paris 1919. 10. Global war returns. 11. Potsdam 1945. 12.The late Twentieth Century-and into the Twenty-First. 13. Conclusion. Bibliography and Works Consulted.ReviewsDr Ridley's work is a fascinating study in the history of diplomacy, an essential though often invisible profession, whose highly skilled practitioners do far more than is generally recognised. Over half a millennium the remit of diplomacy has evolved to embrace international conflict-resolution in addition to its original task of furthering the interests of a particular nation. A must-read. Professor Patrick Sookhdeo PhD, DD, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, South Africa Stimulating, interpretative and informative on diplomacy over five centuries tracing diplomacy - and diplomats' - in conflict resolution. Essential reading for students and practitioners of international history, ,international affairs and international security. Professor Dan Silverstone, Head of Law and Criminology, University of Greenwich, UK Dr Ridley's work is a fascinating study in the history of diplomacy, an essential though often invisible profession, whose highly skilled practitioners do far more than is generally recognised. Over half a millennium the remit of diplomacy has evolved to embrace international conflict-resolution in addition to its original task of furthering the interests of a particular nation. A must-read. (Professor Patrick Sookhdeo PhD, DD Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Pretoria, South Africa) Stimulating, interpretative and informative on diplomacy over five centuries tracing diplomacy - and diplomats'- in conflict resolution. Essential reading for students and practitioners of international history, ,international affairs and international security (Professor Dan Silverstone, Head of Law and Criminology, University of Greenwich, UK) Author InformationNick Ridley is Visiting Research Fellow at Liverpool John Moores University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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