1st Edition
Diplomacy Through the Ages From Liar Abroad to Global Peace-maker
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Sixteenth Century diplomacy - and the balance of power
2. The Thirty Years War
3. Westphalia 1648
4. On to Utrecht- wider conflict
5. Utrecht 1713
6. From Utrecht to Vienna
7. Vienna 1815
8. Nation-states - and on to Paris
9. Paris 1919
10. Global war returns
11. Potsdam 1945
12.The late Twentieth Century
- and into the Twenty-First
13. Conclusion
Bibliography and Works Consulted
Biography
Nick Ridley is Visiting Research Fellow at Liverpool John Moores University.
"Dr Ridley’s work is a fascinating study in the history of diplomacy, an essential though often invisible profession, whose highly skilled practitioners do far more than is generally recognised. Over half a millennium the remit of diplomacy has evolved to embrace international conflict-resolution in addition to its original task of furthering the interests of a particular nation. A must-read."
Professor Patrick Sookhdeo PhD, DD, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, South Africa
"Stimulating, interpretative and informative on diplomacy over five centuries tracing diplomacy – and diplomats’ – in conflict resolution. Essential reading for students and practitioners of international history, ,international affairs and international security."
Professor Dan Silverstone, Head of Law and Criminology, University of Greenwich, UK
