Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the second edition -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I From the beginnings until 1815 -- 1 The Old World -- 2 The diplomacy of the Renaissance and the resident ambassador -- 3 The emergence of the 8216;old diplomacy -- Part II From 1815 to the present -- 4 The 8216;old diplomacy -- 5 The 8216;new diplomacy -- 6 Total diplomacy -- 7 Diplomacy di.used -- Part III Conclusion -- 8 Diplomacy transformed and transcended -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
Practice of Diplomacy has become established as a classic text in the study of diplomacy. This much-needed second edition is completely reworked and updated throughout and builds on the strengths of the original text with a strong empirical and historical focus.Topics new and updated for this edition include:discussion of Ancient and non-European diplomacy including a more thorough treatment of pre-Hellenic and Muslim diplomacy and the diplomatic methods prevalent in the inter-state system of the Indian sub-continentevaluation of human right
