British Diplomacy and the Descent into Chaos

The Career of Jack Garnett, 1902-19

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

Av J. Fisher

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Recreating the diplomatic career of Jack Garnett, from 1902-1919, John Fisher reveals a fascinating individual as well as contextualizing his story with regard to British policy in the countries to which he was posted in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, during a period of rapid change in international politics and in Britain's world role.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-01-01
Mått155 x 235 x 17 mm
Vikt445 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieBritain and the World
Antal sidor298
Upplaga2012
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781349345885

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Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Constantinople: 'a very wonderful place' Like a Plant Uprooted: Life in Peking 'People who squeeze and people who may be squeezed': Across Mongolia, 1908 Bucharest and St. Petersburg Teheran 1911–14 – 'into the vortex' London, Sophia and Athens, and the 'episode of the floating bag' Tangier – 'a confusion of the East and the West' A 'hardly used genus': First Secretary in Buenos Aires A Climacteric Epilogue Bibliography Index