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Diplomacy and Ideology From the French Revolution to the Digital Age

220 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

220 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

220 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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This innovative new book argues that diplomacy, which emerged out of the French Revolution, has become one of the central Ideological State Apparatuses of the modern democratic nation-state. The book is divided into four thematic parts. The first presents the central concepts and theoretical perspectives derived from the work of Slavoj Žižek, focusing on his understanding of politics, ideology,... Read more

Introduction: On the Problems of Diplomacy

Part I: What is in a Name?

1. War and Diplomacy

2. Diplomacy as an Ideological State Apparatus

3. The Naming of Diplomacy

Part II: Diplomacy as Archi-Politics

4. The Beginnings of Diplomacy

5. Diplomacy and the People

Part III: Diplomacy as Ultra-Politics

6. Diplomacy is Dead – Long Live Diplomacy!

7. Diplomacy and the Nuclear Threat

Part IV: Diplomacy as Post-Politics