The diplomat's dictionary
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書誌事項
The diplomat's dictionary
United States Institute of Peace Press, 2010
2nd ed
- : pbk
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注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-271) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
'Diplomacy is ...the application of intelligence and tact to the conduct of official relations between governments' - Ernest Satow. 'the art of saying 'Nice doggie' till you can find a rock' - Wynn Catlin. 'the art of relating states to each other by agreement rather than by the exercise of force' - Henry A. Kissinger. 'the continuation of war by other means' - Zhou Enlai. 'the management of the relations between independent states by the process of negotiation' - Harold Nicolson. 'the police in grand costume' - Napoleon. With its first edition in 1994, "The Diplomat's Dictionary" quickly became a classic reference book, offering professionals and enthusiasts practical information, witty insights, and words of wisdom on the art and practice of diplomacy. The expanded second edition contains 476 new entries, including definitions for selected up-to-date terminology and hundreds of additional quotations from across cultures and centuries. Mediators, foreign policy officials, ambassadors, speechwriters, academics, and legislators alike are guaranteed to be inspired and entertained by this unique collection of definitions and quotations.
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