Contrary to the claim that a diplomat is paid to lie for his country, former Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd contends that from Machievelli to Metternich, from Sir Edward Grey to Boutros-Boutros Ghali, a top diplomat's main function is the genuine search for peace. His chronological narrative of the international affairs of the 20th century focuses on the lead-up to World War I, the peace of 1919 and its failure, the build-up to the 1939-45 war, the post-war settlement to Suez, the United Nations and the Congo, Kissinger and Vietnam, and the war in Bosnia.
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: Rt. Hon Lord Rt. Hon Lord Douglas Hurd
EAN: 9780316640374
COUNTRY: United States
PAGES: 288
WEIGHT: 1042 g
HEIGHT: 240 mm
PUBLISHED BY: Little, Brown & Company
DATE PUBLISHED: 1998-01-01
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GENRE: HISTORY / World, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace
WIDTH: 195 mm
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Book Themes:
20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Diplomacy, General and world history