Description:
An examination of how embassies work and cope during wartime, with a focus on the experiences of the British, American, and Indian embassies.
Brief description: G. R. Berridge is Emeritus Professor of International Politics at the University of Leicester, UK, and a Senior Fellow of DiploFoundation. He was for many years general editor of the Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Diplomacy series, and Associate Editor for twentieth century diplomatists of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. He has written numerous books on diplomacy, including a best-selling textbook, Diplomacy: Theory and Practice (4th ed; 2010) and the Dictionary of Diplomacy (2004).
Review Quotes: "The study of the resident embassy is a key component of diplomatic studies degrees and an expanding area of interest among scholars -- largely because the Embassy itself remains an essential institution of international communication. In this, his latest book, the leading scholar of diplomacy G.R. Berridge explores a little-studied aspect of the subject, the performance of embassies in times of war. Clearly structured, lucid in style and with a host of historical examples, the book will be read with interest by students, academics and practitioners alike." -- John W. Young, Professor of International History, University of Nottingham, UK and author of Twentieth Century Diplomacy.Â
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