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Great power diplomacy : the skill of statecraft from Attila the Hun to Kissinger / A. Wess Mitchell.

De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2025 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Mitchell, A. Wess, 1977-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Diplomacy--History.
Diplomacy.
International relations--History.
International relations.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (353 pages) : illustrations, maps
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2025.
Summary:
A captivating history of diplomacy--and an urgent reminder of why we need to revive its lost arts to survive in a dangerous era of great power competition From the beginning of time, human societies have found themselves confronted by enemies too numerous or ferocious to defeat solely by force of arms.
Contents:
Cover
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
A Note on the Maps
Chapter 1. The Lost Art of Diplomacy
Chapter 2. The Eunuch and the Barbarian
Chapter 3. Ducats for the Sultan
Chapter 4. Black Queen, Red Cardinal
Chapter 5. The Spider's Web
Chapter 6. The Punching Doll
Chapter 7. The Octopus
Chapter 8. Chaos under Heaven
Chapter 9. The Necessity of Diplomacy
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
0-691-23688-7
OCLC:
1530379540

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