The practice of diplomacy : its evolution, theory, and administration / Keith Hamilton and Richard Langhorne.

By:

Hamilton, Keith, 1942-

Contributor(s):

Langhorne, Richard, 1940- [aut]

Material type:

TextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: ix, 317 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780415497657

Subject(s):

Diplomacy

DDC classification:

327.2

Contents:

Introduction -- Pt. 1. From the beginnings until 1815 -- Ch. 1. The old world -- Ch. 2. The diplomacy of the Renaissance and the resident ambassador -- Ch. 3. The emergence of the "old diplomacy" -- Pt. 2. From 1815 to the present -- Ch. 4. The "old diplomacy" -- Ch. 5. The "new diplomacy" -- Ch. 6. Total diplomacy -- Ch. 7. Diplomacy diffused -- Pt. 3. Conclusion -- Ch. 8. Diplomacy transformed and transcended.

Summary: Practice of Diplomacy has become established as a classic text in the study of diplomacy. This much-needed second edition is completely reworked and updated throughout and builds on the strengths of the original text with a strong empirical and historical focus. Topics new and updated for this edition include: - discussion of Ancient and non-European diplomacy including a more thorough treatment of pre-Hellenic and Muslim diplomacy and the diplomatic methods prevalent in the inter-state system of the Indian sub-continent - evaluation of human rights diplomacy from the nineteenth-century campaign against the slave trade onwards - a fully updated and revised account of the inter-war years and the diplomacy of the Cold War, drawing on the latest scholarship in the field - an entirely new chapter discussing core issues such as climate change; NGOs and coalitions of NGOs; trans-national corporations; foreign ministries and IGOs; the revolution in electronic communications; public diplomacy; transformational diplomacy and faith-based diplomacy.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Marbella International University Centre Library	327.2 HAM pra (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	11387

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction --
Pt. 1. From the beginnings until 1815 --
Ch. 1. The old world --
Ch. 2. The diplomacy of the Renaissance and the resident ambassador --
Ch. 3. The emergence of the "old diplomacy" --
Pt. 2. From 1815 to the present --
Ch. 4. The "old diplomacy" --
Ch. 5. The "new diplomacy" --
Ch. 6. Total diplomacy --
Ch. 7. Diplomacy diffused --
Pt. 3. Conclusion --
Ch. 8. Diplomacy transformed and transcended.

Practice of Diplomacy has become established as a classic text in the study of diplomacy. This much-needed second edition is completely reworked and updated throughout and builds on the strengths of the original text with a strong empirical and historical focus.

Topics new and updated for this edition include:
- discussion of Ancient and non-European diplomacy including a more thorough treatment of pre-Hellenic and Muslim diplomacy and the diplomatic methods prevalent in the inter-state system of the Indian sub-continent
- evaluation of human rights diplomacy from the nineteenth-century campaign against the slave trade onwards
- a fully updated and revised account of the inter-war years and the diplomacy of the Cold War, drawing on the latest scholarship in the field
- an entirely new chapter discussing core issues such as climate change; NGOs and coalitions of NGOs; trans-national corporations; foreign ministries and IGOs; the revolution in electronic communications; public diplomacy; transformational diplomacy and faith-based diplomacy.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Click on an image to view it in the image viewer