Diplomatic History - Joseph M. Siracusa

Diplomatic History

A Very Short Introduction
Buch | Softcover
160 Seiten
2021 | 2nd Revised edition
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-289391-8 (ISBN)
11,20 inkl. MwSt
Diplomatic history is the critical study of the management of relations between nation-states. Based on significant historical case studies - the American Revolution, the origins of the Great War and its aftermath, Versailles, the Iraq War, and diplomacy in the age of globalization - this book locates the universal role of diplomatic negotiation.
Diplomatic history explores the management of relations between nation-states by the process of negotiations. From the diplomacy of the American Revolution, the diplomatic origins of the Great War and its aftermath, Versailles, and the personal summitry behind the night Stalin and Churchill Divided Europe, to George W. Bush and the Iraq War, and diplomacy in the age of globalization, the management of power relationships has had an immense impact on our recent history.

This Very Short Introduction updates the former Diplomacy: A Very Short Introduction and illustrates international diplomacy in action, exploring the changes in method at key historical junctures, and highlighting the very different demands that circumstances make on the practice of diplomats. Drawing on the case studies above, it makes sense of the way in which skilful diplomacy, as well as hubris, rashness, and excessive caution, can have important ramifications for the fate of nations. Based on the experiences of diplomatic history, it also locates the universal role of negotiations and identifies the key elements of success. As Joseph M. Siracusa shows, diplomacy was and is an indispensable element of statecraft, and without skilful diplomacy political success may remain elusive.



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Joseph M. Siracusa is Professor of Political History and International Security at Curtin University, Australia, and President of Australia's Council for the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. A veteran historian, he is internationally known for his writings on diplomatic history, nuclear weapons, and global security. Professor Siracusa has authored numerous books, including Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction (3rd ed., Oxford University Press, 2020); and Richard M. Nixon and European Integration: A Reappraisal (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018).

Preface
1: Evolution of diplomacy
2: Diplomacy of the American Revolution
3: Diplomatic origins of the Great War and Versailles
4: The night Stalin and Churchill divided Europe
5: George W. Bush and the Iraq War
6: Diplomacy in the age of globalization
References and further reading
Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Very Short Introductions
Zusatzinfo 15 black and white images
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 113 x 175 mm
Gewicht 136 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Europäische / Internationale Politik
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Staat / Verwaltung
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
ISBN-10 0-19-289391-2 / 0192893912
ISBN-13 978-0-19-289391-8 / 9780192893918
Zustand Neuware
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