Diplomatic Sites: A Critical Enquiry - Couverture rigide

Neumann, Iver B.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0231704348 ISBN 13 : 9780231704342

Editeur : Columbia Univ Pr, 2013

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Although diplomacy increasingly takes place in untraditional settings that are increasingly non-Western, our debates about diplomacy still focus on traditional points of contact such as the conference table, the ministerial office and the press conference. This book is framed as a discussion on whether increasing globalisation and the rise of powers such as China, India and Brazil will precipitate a crisis in diplomacy; it also tackles the problem of diplomatic Eurocentrism head on. The author, who has broad working experience of diplomacy, reflects on sites that range from the dining table a quotidian and elementary meeting place where all kinds of business is settled amid a variety of culturally specific but little-known practices via the civil-war interstices where diplomats from third parties try to facilitate and mediate conflict, to grand diplomatic extravaganzas, the object of which is to overwhelm the other party. In a media age, popular understanding of diplomacy is a force to be reckoned with, hence the book discusses how diplomacy is represented in an almost wholly overlooked space, namely that of popular culture. The author concludes that, far from being in crisis, diplomatic activity is increasingly in evidence in a variety of sites. Rather than being a dying art, in today's globalised world it positively thrives.

Revue de presse :

'... an intriguing book that sets out to look afresh at the art of diplomacy in an increasingly globalised modern world, and draws extensively on [the author's] practical experience and research.' --Asian Affairs

'A highly original, stimulating and entertaining survey of diplomacy, in the wider sense of peaceful management of relations between states, the chief tasks of which he categorises as information gathering, negotiating and communicating one's position.' --Sir Peter Marshall, Commonwealth Deputy Secretary General 1983-1988, The Round Table

'Iver Neumann is one of the most sophisticated commentators on contemporary diplomacy, and also one of the most entertaining. This delicious book judiciously blends erudition and anecdote, in the process offering fresh perspectives on aspects of diplomacy that are routinely taken for granted. A delight from beginning to end.' --William Maley, Professor and Director, Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, The Australian National University

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Columbia Univ Pr
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0231704348
• ISBN 13: 9780231704342
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 190