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