In A History of Diplomacy, historian Jeremy Black investigates how a form of courtly negotiation and information-gathering in the early modern period developed through increasing globalization into a world-shaping force in twenty-first-century politics. The monarchic systems of the sixteenth century gave way to the colonial development of European nations-which in turn were shaken by the revolutions of the eighteenth century-the rise and progression of multiple global interests led to the establishment of the modern-day international embassy system. In this detailed and engaging study of the ever-changing role of international relations, the aims, achievements, and failures of foreign diplomacy are presented along with their complete historical and cultural background.
ISBN: | 9781861898319 |
Publication date: | 15th July 2011 |
Author: | Jeremy Black |
Publisher: | Reaktion Books |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 312 pages |
Genres: |
Diplomacy |