01966cam a22003138i 45000010009000000050017000090080041000260100017000670200031000840350013001150400027001280420008001550500022001631000031001852450089002162630009003052640057003143000015003713360026003863370028004123380027004405040051004675050336005185200574008546500024014286500020014526550024014727760156014962267037520251105114537.0220628s2022    nyu      b    001 0 eng    a  2022030627  a9781032193526q(paperback)  a22670375  aDLCbengerdacDLCdAU  apcc00aJZ1305b.R53 20231 aRidley, Nicholas,eauthor.10aDiplomacy through the ages :bfrom liar abroad to global peace-maker /cNick Ridley.  a2212 1aAbingdon, Oxon ;aNew York, NY :bRoutledge,c©2023  a204 pages   atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aSixteenth Century diplomacy - and the balance of power -- The Thirty Years War -- Westphalia 1648 -- On to Utrecht- wider conflict -- Utrecht 1713 -- From Utrecht to Vienna -- Vienna 1815 -- Nation-states - and on to Paris -- Paris 1919 -- Global war returns -- Potsdam 1945 -- The late Twentieth Century and into the Twenty-First.  a"This book is a diplomatic history of Europe and the wider world over a period of 500 years from the beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the early Twenty First Century with a crucial aspect. The book reflects upon the development of diplomacy and diplomats in changing from acting solely in the national interests of their respective countries to increasingly engaging in international conflict resolution and peace-making. It will be an invaluable reading for students and practitioners of international history, international relations and international security"-- 0aDiplomacyxHistory. 0aWorld politics. 0aPrint books.2local08iOnline version:aRidley, Nicholas.tDiplomacy through the agesdNew York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023z9781003258780w(DLC) 2022030628