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Taylor & Francis Unequal Europe
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Taylor & Francis China in Australasia
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Taylor & Francis Berengaria of Navarre
Book SynopsisBerengaria of Navarre was queen of England (119199) and lord of Le Mans (120430), but has received little attention in terms of a fully encompassing biography from Navarrese, Anglophone, and French perspectives. This book explores her political career whilst utilising the surviving documentation to demonstrate her personal and familial partnerships and life as a dowager queen.This biography follows Berengaria's journey from a Navarrese infanta, raised in the northern Iberian kingdom, to her travels across Europe to marriage and the Third Crusade, venturing through Sicily, Cyprus, and on to the Holy Land in 1191. Berengaria's reign and early years as dowager queen are examined in the context of the Anglo-French conflict and domestic disputes, before her decision to negotiate with the king of France, Philip Augustus, and become lord of Le Mans, for which she is far better known in local memory.The volume flows chronologically discussing her roles as infanta, queen, dowag
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Spanish Habsburgs and Dynastic Rule 15001700
Book SynopsisProviding a novel research methodology for students and scholars with an interest in dynasties, at all levels, this book explores the Spanish Habsburg dynasty that ruled the Spanish monarchy between c. 1515 and 1700.Instead of focusing on the reigns of successive kings, the book focuses on the Habsburgs as a family group that was constructed in various ways: as a community of heirs, a genealogical narrative, a community of the dead and a ruling family group. These constructions reflect the fact that dynasties do not only exist in the present, as kings, queens or governors, but also in the past, in genealogies, and in the future, as a group of hypothetical heirs.This book analyses how dynasties were made' by the people belonging to them. It uses a social institutionalist framework to analyse how family dynamics gave rise to practices and roles. The kings of Spain only had limited power to control the construction of their dynasty, since births and deaths, processes of dTable of ContentsIntroduction: Who was Prince Filiberto of Austria? 1. Dynastic Centralisation: Tradition and Transformation in Habsburg Succession Practices 2. The Trunk and the Foliage: History versus Reality in Genealogical Narratives 3. Communities of the Dead: Family Dynamics and the Formation of the Dynasty at the Escorial 4. A Widow’s World: The Ruling Family Group in the Early Sixteenth Century 5. The Advent of the Arch-Nephew and the Infanta Monja: The Ruling Family Group in the Late Sixteenth Century 6. The Legacy of Catalina: The Dynastic Ruling Group in the Seventeenth Century 7. A Coda: The Medici as Habsburgs? Conclusion; The Past, Present and Future of Dynasty
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Diversity and Empires
Book SynopsisExamining diversity as a fundamental reality of empire, this book explores European colonial empires, both terrestrial and maritime, to show how they addressed the questions of how to manage diversity. These questions range from the local to the supra-regional, and from the management of people to that of political and judicial systems. Taking an intersectional approach incorporating categories such as race, religion, subjecthood, and social and legal status, the contributions of the volume show how old and new modes of creating social difference took shape in an increasingly globalized early modern world, and what contemporary legacies these diversity formations' left behind. This volume shows diversity and imperial projects to be both contentious and mutually constitutive: on the one hand, the conditions of empire created divisions between people through official categorizations (such as racial classifications and designations of subjecthood) and through discriminatelyTable of ContentsPart 1: Religion and the negotiation of belongingChapter 1. Old and New Members: Religious and Civic Conversion in the Iberian WorldsTamar Herzog, Harvard UniversityChapter 2. In and beyond the Portuguese Empire: Coping with marriage ritual diversity in early modern Goa ngela Barreto Xavier, University of LisbonChapter 3. Barrido: A thief, Christian and Pulaya. The implications of categorization on the eighteenth century Malabar coastAlexander Geelen, International Institute of Social HistoryPart 2: Slavery and legal statusChapter 4. The uses and management of Indigenous, African and mixed-raced identities in the legal sphere in Portuguese Amazonia (18th century)André Luís Ferreira, Federal University of Pará Chapter 5. Experiences of enslaved persons with criminal justice and social control on Curaçao, 1730-1740Stef Vink, Leiden UniversityChapter 6. Indigenous populations and labor in the Dutch colonial empire – the example of the Cape and the GuianasRafaël Thiebaut, Musée du quai Branly - Jacques ChiracPart 3: Subjecthood and imperial statesChapter 7. Making Peace Beyond the Line: Capitulations, Interpolity Law, and Political Pluralism in Suriname and New Netherland, 1664-1675Timo McGregor, London School of EconomicsChapter 8. Imperfect Strangers: Frenchmen, foreigners and illegality in 18th-century GuadeloupeTessa de Boer, Leiden UniversityPart 4: Diversity in theory and practice: a longue durée perspectiveChapter 9. Colonial Segregation, Apartheid State and Rainbow Nation: Negotiating Diversity in Twentieth-Century South AfricaMargret Frenz, University of StuttgartChapter 10. Diversity as a fact of imperial life: Diversity as a fact of imperial life: a long-term view on Russia Jane Burbank, New York University
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Dynasty in Motion Wedding Journeys in Late
Book SynopsisBringing together a variety of evidence, such as princely correspondence, travelogues, financial accounts, chronicles, chivalric or Renaissance poems, this book examines marital travels of princely brides and grooms on a comparative trans-European scale. This book argues that these journeys were extraordinary events and were instrumental for dynastical and monarchical self-representation, and channelled aspirations and anxieties of princely houses when facing each other. Each such journey was a little earthquake that resonated across all layers of society. Hundreds of diplomats, envoys, aristocrats, city officials, low-status personnel, soldiers, artists, musicians, poets, and humanists were involved in preparing, executing, and commemorating them. Stretching far beyond the mere physical movements of the future royal spouse, the journeys snowballed into a myriad of other meanings that epitomised the very character of a society based on prestige, magnificence, honour, and glorTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. How to convey a bride or groom? Ways and means 3. ‘Quite inappropriate to let such a lady travel alone’ Entourage 4. ‘Her Highness was greeted in every place of this country’ Festival and ceremony 5. ‘Forget your people and your father’s house!’ Ritual transition 6. ‘The occasion of this sort presents itself rarely’ Princess’s power and agency on the way 7. ‘Now, the day has come, about which I have learned from histories’ Memory and praise 8. Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd International Law and Diplomacy
Book SynopsisIn this work the author explores the subjects of sovereignty, diplomacy and the function of diplomats, diplomatic missions, protocol, ethics in diplomacy, the role of Ministries of Foreign Affairs, intergovernmental conferences and the United Nations.It: includes a useful glossary of over sixty essential terms (such as Calvo Doctrine, Extradition, Rapporteur and Uti Possidetis Juris) clearly relates the conduct of diplomacy to the principles of international law. New in paperback, this volume will appeal to graduate and undergraduate students studying diplomacy, public administration and international relations courses as well as practising diplomats, international organization and foreign ministry officials and those who have regular dealings with them.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Certain Essential Terms; Chapter 2 A Brief Account of the Historical Growth and Development of Diplomatic Relations; Chapter 3 Sovereignty; Chapter 4 Ethics in Diplomacy; Chapter 5 Diplomacy and Diplomats; Chapter 6 Bargaining Power; Chapter 7 The New Faces of International Diplomacy; Chapter 8 Conferences; Chapter 9 Diplomatic Protocol and Procedures; Chapter 10 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Chapter 11 The Diplomatic Mission; Chapter 12 The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961; Chapter 13 A Brief Analysis of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963; Chapter 14 The United Nations and International Diplomacy; Conclusions Conclusions;
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Cambridge University Press Esme Howard
Book SynopsisMade possible by the recent discovery of Howard's private papers, this well-informed and readable biography of a hitherto neglected figure will eliminate a major gap in the history of twentieth-century British foreign relations by giving Howard's career its first full treatment.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; 1. The making of a diplomat, 1863–1903; 2. Crete: consulship and civil war, 1903–1906; 3. Washington: Imperial affairs and arbitration, 1906–1908; 4. Budapest and Berne: prelude to the Great War, 1908–1913; 5. Stockholm: war and diplomacy in neutral northern Europe, 1913–1916; 6. Stockholm: diplomacy and war in neutral northern Europe, 1916–1918; 7. Paris: Poland, the Baltic States, and the Treaty of Versailles, 1918–1919; 8. Madrid: Anglo-Spanish relations, 1919–1924; 9. Washington redux: rebuilding good relations, 1924–1927; 10. Washington redux: meeting the American challenge, 1927–1930; Epilogue and conclusion 'A great ambassador'; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Royalty and Diplomacy in Europe 18901914 New Studies in European History
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Cambridge University Press Zionism and the Foundations of Israeli Diplomacy
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Cambridge University Press Envoys and Political Communication in the Late Antique West 411 533
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Cambridge University Press Friendship and Empire
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Cambridge University Press A Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives
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Cambridge University Press Crisis Diplomacy The Great Powers Since the MidNineteenth Century 0035 Cambridge Studies in International Relations Series Number 35
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Cambridge University Press The Origins of Detente
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Cambridge University Press Royalty and Diplomacy in Europe 18901914
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Cambridge University Press Zionism and the Foundations of Israeli Diplomacy
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Cambridge University Press Diplomatic Theory of International Relations 111 Cambridge Studies in International Relations
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Cambridge University Press Diplomatic Theory of International Relations 111 Cambridge Studies in International Relations
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Cambridge University Press Courting Democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina The Hague Tribunals Impact in a Postwar State Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
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Cambridge University Press Contestations of the Liberal International Order
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Cambridge University Press Chinas European Headquarters
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Cambridge University Press Frontiers of Empire
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Cambridge University Press Coevolutionary Pragmatism
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Cambridge University Press North Korea Tricontinentalism and the Latin American Revolution 19591970
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Cambridge University Press The Nehru Years
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Cambridge University Press Friendship and Empire
Book SynopsisBy exploring the Roman concept of amicitia, or 'friendship', and applying a constructivist theoretical framework drawn from international relations, this bold new interpretation of Rome's rise to world power argues that language and ideals contributed just as much to empire-building as military muscle.Table of Contents1. Discourse, international relations, and international relations theory; 2. Friendship practices and processes; 3. Amicitia incipit: beginning international friendship; 4. The duties of international friendship; 5. The breakdown and dissolution of international friendship; Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press Diplomacy
Book SynopsisHow do adversaries communicate? How do diplomatic encounters shape international orders and determine whether states go to war? Diplomacy, from alliance politics to nuclear brinkmanship, almost always operates through a few forms of signaling: choosing the scope of demands on another state, risking a breach in relations, encouraging a protégé, staking one''s reputation, or making a diplomatic approach all convey specific sorts of information. Through rich history and analyses of diplomatic network data from the Confidential Print of the British Empire, Trager demonstrates the lasting effects that diplomatic encounters have on international affairs. The Concert of Europe, the perceptions of existential threat that formed before the World Wars, the reduction in Cold War tensions known as détente, and the institutional structure of the current world order were all products of inferences about intentions drawn from the statements of individuals represented as the will of states. Diplomacy Trade Review'All in all, this book is much more than just a welcome addition to the literature on the study of diplomacy, since it successfully breaks new methodological ground and manages to gracefully combine history with political science research and methods, while also contributing to historical debates on seminal diplomatic incidents.' Alexandros Nafpliotis, DiplomaticaTable of Contents1. Can adversaries communicate?; 2. How perceptions of intentions form; Part I. Theory: 3. The scope of demands; 4. Risking a breach; 5. Balancing allies and adversaries; 6. Diplomatic approaches; Part II. Empirical Analysis: 7. The fruit of 1912 diplomacy; 8. How Germany weighed British resolve in 1938–9; 9. Statistical analysis of diplomatic communication; 10. Creating international orders; Appendices: A. Proofs for chapters 3-6; B. Inference data set; C. Threats, offers, and assurance dataset; D. German inferences prior to World War II.
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Cambridge University Press The Versailles Treaty and Its Legacy
Book SynopsisThis study is a realist interpretation of the long diplomatic record that produced the coming of World War II in 1939. A critique of the Paris Peace Conference, the book rejects the idea of collective security, and delivers a powerful lesson in treaty-making.Trade Review"It should be essential reading for anyone pursuing a career in diplomatic or national security affairs. Highly recommended." -ChoiceTable of Contents1. The international order on trial; 2. The road to Paris; 3. Versailles: a study in arrogance; 4. The retreat to utopia; 5. Manchuria and the triumph of non-recognition; 6. The rise of Hitler; 7. Challenge of the dictators; 8. The illusive response; 9. Munich: the continuing escape from reality; 10. The road to Prague; 11. The Soviet quest for collective security; 12. The coming of war.
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Cambridge University Press International Pecking Orders
Book SynopsisIn any multilateral setting, some state representatives weigh much more heavily than others. Practitioners often refer to this form of diplomatic hierarchy as the ''international pecking order''. This book is a study of international hierarchy in practice, as it emerges out of the multilateral diplomatic process. Building on the social theories of Erving Goffman and Pierre Bourdieu, it argues that diplomacy produces inequality. Delving into the politics and inner dynamics of NATO and the UN as case studies, Vincent Pouliot shows that pecking orders are eminently complex social forms: contingent yet durable; constraining but also full of agency; operating at different levels, depending on issues; and defined in significant part locally, in and through the practice of multilateral diplomacy.Trade Review'Pouliot's book is a welcome contribution to the international relations (IR) literature on the practice of diplomacy. Few works in the scholarly study of IR attempt to rigorously explain how multilateral diplomacy works and its larger effects. Pouliot's framework for understanding seeks to move beyond structural and agency approaches by integrating social theories to explain diplomacy and outcomes in world politics … In essence, the book seeks to explain 'social theater' by looking closely at the practice of diplomacy … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.' J. Fields, Choice'Overall, International Pecking Orders represents a significant contribution to the literature on international practices; the theoretical analysis is innovative, with meticulous, multimethod research on NATO and the UN.' Miles Evers, International Studies ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction: all the world's a stage; Part I. Situations: 1. The politics of multilateral diplomacy; 2. A practice theory of social stratification; Part II. Dispositions: 3. The diplomatic sense of place; 4. A working consensus: the negotiation of the 2010 Strategic Concept and the NATO pecking order; Part III. Relations: 5. Permanent representation: relational structure and practical logics; 6. Clan politics: Security Council reform and the UN pecking order; Part IV. Positions: 7. State practices and multilateral fields; 8. The field logics of multilateral pecking orders: NATO and the UN compared; Conclusion: the miracle of multilateral pecking orders; Appendix: research design, methods and data.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Vortex
Book SynopsisLONGLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCEAN AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NOTABLE BOOK IN NONFICTION[A] tremendous new book. ?The Boston GlobeCarney and Miklian write vividly in the fashion of a cinematic disaster flick. ?The Washington PostThe deadliest storm in modern history ripped Pakistan in two and led the world to the brink of nuclear war when American and Soviet forces converged in the Bay of BengalIn November 1970, a storm set a collision course with the most densely populated coastline on Earth. Over the course of just a few hours, the Great Bhola Cyclone would kill 500,000 people and begin a chain reaction of turmoil, genocide, and war. The Vortex is the dramatic story of how that storm sparked a country to revolution.Bhola made landfall during a fragile time, when Pakistan was on the brink of a historic election. The fallout ignited a conflagration of political intrigue, corruption, violence, idealism, and bravery that played out in the lives of tens of millions of Bangladeshis. Authors Scott Carney and Jason Miklian take us deep into the story of the cyclone and its aftermath, told through the eyes of the men and women who lived through it, including the infamous president of Pakistan, General Yahya Khan, and his close friend Richard Nixon; American expats Jon and Candy Rhode; soccer star-turned-soldier Hafiz Uddin Ahmad; and a young Bengali revolutionary, Mohammed Hai.Thrillingly paced and written with incredible detail, The Vortex is not just a story about the painful birth of a new nation but also a universal tale of resilience and liberation in the face of climate emergency that affects every single person on the planet.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc RedHanded
Book Synopsis#1 New York Times BestsellerPeter Schweizer says that, in a quarter-century as an investigative journalist, this is the scariest investigation he has ever conducted. That the Chinese government seeks to infiltrate American institutions is hardly surprising.
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Oxford University Press Inc Do Morals Matter Presidents and Foreign Policy
Book SynopsisA concise yet penetrating analysis of how modern American presidents have--and have not--incorporated ethics into their foreign policy.Americans constantly make moral judgments about presidents and foreign policy. Unfortunately, many of these assessments are poorly thought through. In Do Morals Matter?, Joseph S. Nye, Jr. provides a concise yet penetrating analysis of the role of ethics in US foreign policy since Franklin Delano Roosevelt''s presidency onward. Nye works through each presidency from FDR to Trump and scores their foreign policy on three ethical dimensions: their intentions, the means they used, and the consequences of their decisions. He also evaluates their leadership qualities, elaborating on which approaches work and which ones do not. Regardless of a president''s policy preference, Nye shows that each one was not fully constrained by the structure of the system and actually had choices. Since we so often apply moral reasoning to foreign policy, Nye suggests how to do it better. Most importantly, he shows that presidents need to factor in both the political context and the availability of resources when deciding how to implement an ethical policy-especially in a future international system that presents not only great power competition from China and Russia, but a host of additional transnational threats.Trade Review...highly recommended... * Mehmet Akif Koç, Insight Turkey *Analysing the ethics of US foreign policy under each presidential administration since 1945, Nye scores the policies of each presidency according to their intentions, the means they used and their consequences. He examines each president's leadership qualities and considers how US foreign policy might best address contemporary challenges such as great-power competi-tion and climate change. * Survival: Global Politics and Strategy *In times like these, it is important to appreciate the role that moral reasoning should play in foreign policy. This is especially true in a democracy, where sustaining global involvement requires support from citizens. Joe Nye is one of our foremost and engaging analysts of American diplomacy, and in this book he provides a clear-eyed guide for reengaging our moral compass. * Walter Isaacson, Distinguished Fellow and Former CEO, Aspen Institute, and Professor of History, Tulane University *From the doyen of US foreign policy thinkers, a powerful warning against domestic populist politics, which not only narrow our moral vision but defeat US purposes around the world. * O.A. Westad, Yale University *With characteristic insight and precision, Joseph Nye raises tough questions of how much ethics should shape a nation's foreign policy, provides a sweeping review of how past presidents have embraced or rejected ethical imperatives, and constructs a helpful scorecard for judging future presidents. This book takes on even greater significance as a growing number of nations-led by the U.S.-nakedly put self interest first. * David Gergen, CNN Senior Political Analyst, and Founding Director, Harvard Kennedy School Center for Public Leadership *In Do Morals Matter? Joseph S. Nye argues persuasively that in foreign policy, good intentions must be accompanied by the use of appropriate means that generate beneficial consequences. His astute analysis of American presidents since World War II demonstrates that 'contextual intelligence' is crucial for moral principles to yield good results. * Robert O. Keohane, Princeton University *A lucid, thoughtful and original examination of the role morality plays as American presidents shape their foreign policy. As Professor Nye shows convincingly in this highly readable book, leaders and citizens alike make assumptions, decisions and judgments which reflect their own views about what is good and bad. Yet again he has contributed much to our better understanding of international relations. * Margaret MacMillan, Emeritus Professor of International History, University of Oxford *Table of ContentsChapter 1: American Foreign Policy Ethical Traditions Chapter 2: What is a Moral Foreign Policy? Chapter 3: The Founders Chapter 4: The Vietnam Era Chapter 5: Post Vietnam Chapter 7: The Unipolar Moment Chapter 8: The 21st Century Diffusion of Power Chapter 9: American Foreign Policy and the Future Order
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Oxford University Press Inc American Foreign Policy and the Challenges of
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James Clarke & Co. Ltd George Stepney Diplomat and Poet 16631707
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Random House USA Inc Maximalist
Book SynopsisAmerican foreign policy since World War II has long been seen primarily as a story of strong and successful alliances, domestic consensus, and continuity from one adminstration to the next. Why then have so many presidents left office condemned for their foreign policy record?In his fresh and compelling history of America's rise to dominance, Stephen Sestanovich makes clear that U.S. diplomacy has always stirred controversy, both at home and abroad. He shows how successive adminstrations have struggled to find new solutions, alternating between bold maximalist strategies and retrenchment efforts to downsize America's role. Almost all our presidents emerge from this vivid retelling in a sharp and unexpected light.
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Random House USA Inc Roosevelt and Stalin
Book SynopsisIn Roosevelt and Stalin, Susan Butler tells the story of how the leader of the capitalist world and the leader of the Communist world became more than allies of convenience during World War II. They shared the same outlook for the postwar world, and formed an uneasy yet deep friendship, shaping the global stage from the war to the decades leading up to and into the new century. The book makes clear that Roosevelt worked hard to win Stalin over, by always holding out the promise that Roosevelt’s own ideas were the best hope for the future peace and security of Russia. Stalin, however, was initially unconvinced that Roosevelt’s planned world organization, even with police powers, would be strong enough to keep Germany from starting a new war. In the end we see how Stalin’s opinion of Roosevelt evolved and how he began to view FDR as the key to peace. Roosevelt and Stalin is a revelatory portrait of this crucial, geopolitical partne
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WW Norton & Co The Kennan Diaries
Book SynopsisA landmark collection, spanning ninety years of U.S. history, of the never-before-published diaries of George F. Kennan, America's most famous diplomat.Trade Review"George Kennan's diaries are arguably the most remarkable work of sustained self-analysis-and certainly self-criticism-since The Education of Henry Adams. Frank Costigliola has assembled them with great skill and sensitivity." -- John Lewis Gaddis, author of George F. Kennan: An American Life "The Kennan Diaries are a vivid journey into the private thoughts and often contrary opinions of the diplomat whose influence permeated U.S. Cold War foreign policy. Eloquent and perceptive, Kennan left a moving personal record of the historic events he experienced and helped shape." -- Henry A. Kissinger, former Secretary of State "An informed mind, a clarity of expression, candor in a private diary-all are present in George Kennan's fascinating commentary on a period when the tectonic plates of the world changed. Read, enjoy, agree or disagree, and be stimulated to think." -- George P. Shultz, former Secretary of State "Frank Costigliola's superb edition of George Kennan's diaries is a major addition to the literature on America's role in the twentieth-century world. It reminds us of why Kennan should be remembered as one of America's most astute commentators on the limits of our power and influence abroad." -- Robert Dallek, historian and author of An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 "The diaries provide a window onto the intellectual and emotional life of the great American diplomat and thinker who had a more profound influence on American foreign policy than he recognized. [They] make fascinating reading." -- Jack F. Matlock Jr., former ambassador to the Soviet Union and author of Autopsy on an Empire "[T]he publication of The Kennan Diaries is a major event. University of Connecticut historian Frank Costigliola has ably culled Kennan's herculean, 20,000-page private diary (which he kept for 88 years and which is now housed at Princeton University's Mudd Library) into an erudite, reader-friendly volume." -- Douglas Brinkley "The Kennan Diaries is an illuminating, fascinating and sometimes disturbing book." -- Fareed Zakaria "Valuable insight... Intellectually and literarily compelling." -- Edward A. Turzanski "Irresistibly readable... Mr. Kennan has come through one last time with a book that illuminates in intricate and imaginative ways not only his times, but himself." -- James A. Warren "Fascinating." -- David Greenberg
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WW Norton & Co The China Mission
Book SynopsisA nuanced history of the doomed diplomatic mission that turned the tides of the Chinese Civil War.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Into the Hands of the Soldiers
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The University Press of Kentucky Breaking Protocol
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The University Press of Kentucky Fourteen Points for the TwentyFirst Century
Book SynopsisWhen the United States entered World War I, President Woodrow Wilson declared to Congress that the objective was not merely to bring "a new balance of power," but rather to bring a "just and secure peace" to the world by the end of the conflict.
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The University Press of Kentucky The Sailor Franklin D Roosevelt and the
Book SynopsisAn important interpretive analysis of the Roosevelt administration's foreign policy.Table of ContentsIntroduction Exceptionalism and Internationalism Constructing an Internationalist Framework, 1933-1936 International Crises, 1937-1940 The Fulcrum of Roosevelt's Foreign Policy Internationalism and War Forging the Grand Alliance Architect of Victory Victory, Roosevelt's Synthesis, and the Postwar World, 1944-1945 Conclusion Acknowledgements Selected Bibliography Index
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Georgetown University Press Playing By the Rules American Trade Power and
Book SynopsisEvaluates the nature and effectiveness of US trade diplomacy with Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and China in the 1970s and 1980s, examining the diplomatic strategies used by the US Trade Representative to enforce Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act, which was designed to protect free trade and competition through investigations, negotiations, and sanctions.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd From the Old Diplomacy to the New
Book SynopsisHistorians have long argued about the nature of the changes that occurred in American foreign policy at the turn of the century, and whether those changes represented an abrupt break from the past or the culmination of long-term trends. Beisner addresses these issues by recasting the questions involved, and synthesizes the most useful contributions of both traditional and revisionist historians. From the Old Diplomacy to the New reinterprets the entire period as one in which American foreign policy underwent a fundamental paradigm shift that affected the goals and methods of diplomacy. A commitment to systematic policy and a determination to promote American interests in a dangerous world characterized the new diplomacy.Trade Review"Robert Beisner has provided a good updating of an already solid work, and From the Old Diplomacy to the New can be recommended for a nineteenth-century diplomatic history course." (Teaching History, 1986) Praise for the first edition: "... an important new interpretation of foreign relations in the Gilded Age and an impressive challenge for future analysis." (Pacific Historical Review, February 1976)Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 One: Underlying Themes and Issues 3 Circumstantial Givens 3 American Beliefs and Traditions 9 Conflicting Interpretations 12 Two: Old Paradigm Policy, 1865-1889 32 Paradigms and Diplomacy 32 The Alabama claims and Mexico 38 Seward, Grant, and Blaine 44 A Navy Fit Enough 57 Day-to-Day Diplomatic Preoccupations 60 Three: From the Old to the New Foreign Policy paradigm 72 Sudden Blows to the Old Paradigm 72 The Impact of Cumulative Change 77 The New Paradigm 84 Four: Early years of the New Era, 1889-1897 96 Benjamin Harrison 96 Grover Cleveland 106 Five: War, Policy, and Imperialism at the End of the Century, 1897-1900 120 War and Empire 122 The Open Door Policy 144 Harbingers 154 Bibliographical Essay 159 Subject Index 183 Author Index 193
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Houghton Mifflin When the World Seemed New George H W Bush and the
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Royal Collins Publishing Company A Community with a Shared Future for Humanity
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PublicAffairs Collateral Damage: Britain, America, and Europe
Book SynopsisOne of the UK's most experienced and respected diplomats reveals the inside story behind his resignation—and his perspective on the challenges of Brexit and the Trump White House. '@realDonaldTrump: The wacky ambassador that the UK foisted on the United States is not someone we are thrilled with, a very stupid guy . . . We will no longer deal with him.' Kim Darroch is one of the UK's most experienced and respected diplomats, and this unvarnished, behind-the-scenes account will reveal the inside story behind his resignation; describe the challenges of dealing with the Trump White House; and offer a diplomat's perspective on Brexit, and how it looked to Britain's closest ally. Darroch was the British Ambassador to the US as the age of Trump dawned and Brexit unfolded. He explains why the British embassy expected a Trump victory from as early as February 2016, what part every key figure—from Steve Bannon to Sarah Sanders—has played in Trump's administration, and what balanced policy makers on both sides of the Atlantic should consider during this era of seismic change and populist politics. A riveting account from the best-informed insider, Collateral Damage charts the strangest and most convulsive period in the recent history of Britain and the US—and shows how thirty months threatened to overturn three centuries of history.
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