The Diplomat's Dictionary - Couverture souple

Freeman Jr., Chas W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 160127050X ISBN 13 : 9781601270504

Editeur : United States Institute of Peace Press, 2010

Synopsis

'Diplomacy is ...the application of intelligence and tact to the conduct of official relations between governments' - Ernest Satow. 'the art of saying 'Nice doggie' till you can find a rock' - Wynn Catlin. 'the art of relating states to each other by agreement rather than by the exercise of force' - Henry A. Kissinger. 'the continuation of war by other means' - Zhou Enlai. 'the management of the relations between independent states by the process of negotiation' - Harold Nicolson. 'the police in grand costume' - Napoleon. With its first edition in 1994, "The Diplomat's Dictionary" quickly became a classic reference book, offering professionals and enthusiasts practical information, witty insights, and words of wisdom on the art and practice of diplomacy. The expanded second edition contains 476 new entries, including definitions for selected up-to-date terminology and hundreds of additional quotations from across cultures and centuries. Mediators, foreign policy officials, ambassadors, speechwriters, academics, and legislators alike are guaranteed to be inspired and entertained by this unique collection of definitions and quotations.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Chas. W. Freeman, Jr., has been a career officer in the U.S. Foreign Service, ambassador to Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War, and assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs. He was a fellow at the United States Institute of Peace in 1994-95 and is the author of Arts of Power: Statecraft and Diplomacy (USIP Press) and Diplomat's Dictionary (USIP Press).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: United States Institute of Peace Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 160127050X
• ISBN 13: 9781601270504
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 362
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible