Bücher von G. Berridge

This book brings together for the first time a large collection of essays (including three new ones) of a leading writer on diplomacy. They challenge the fashionable view that the novel features of contemporary diplomacy are its most important, and use new historical research to explore questions not previously treated in the same systematic manner

This book describes the fate of South Africa's drive, which began in 1949, to associate itself with Britain, France, Portugal and Belgium in an African Defence Pact. It describes how South Africa had to settle for an entente rather than an alliance, and how even this had been greatly emasculated by 1960.

Indispensable for students of diplomacy and junior members of diplomatic services, this dictionary not only covers diplomacy's jargon but also includes entries on legal terms, political events, international organizations, e-Diplomacy, and major figures who have occupied the diplomatic scene or have written about it over the last half millennium.

Why have states returned to the United Nations with unprecedented enthusiasm since 1987? By examining changes at UN headquarters (not least the institutionalization of 'secret diplomacy' in the Security Council) as well as the recent history of UN diplomacy, these are the questions which this book confronts.

This new Dictionary , the most comprehensive ever dedicated to diplomacy, will provide a much needed resource in the field. Not only does it contain a comprehensive range of diplomatic terms, but it also includes entries on legal terms, political events, international organisations and major figures who have occupied the diplomatic scene or written influentially about it over the last half millennium. All students of diplomacy and related subjects and members of the many diplomatic services of the world will find this book indispensable.