02065cam a22003498i 4500 22670375 20251105114537.0 220628s2022 nyu b 001 0 eng 2022030627 9781032193526 (paperback) 22670375 DLC eng rda DLC AU pcc Alfaisal Main Library JZ1305 .R53 2023 Ridley, Nicholas, author. Diplomacy through the ages : from liar abroad to global peace-maker / Nick Ridley. 2212 Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, ©2023 204 pages text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Sixteenth 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. "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"-- Diplomacy History. World politics. Print books. local 4 Online version: Ridley, Nicholas. Diplomacy through the ages New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023 9781003258780 (DLC) 2022030628 lcc BOOKS 607816 607816 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2025-11-05 0 JZ1305 .R53 2023 AU00000000020829 2025-11-05 11:47:31 206.00 2025-11-05 BOOKS