Diplomat's Dictionary - Softcover

Freeman, Charles W., Jr.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0160452856 ISBN 13: 9780160452857

Publisher: United States Govt Printing Office

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Chas. W. Freeman, Jr., has been a career officer in the U.S. Foreign Service, ambassador to Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War, and assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs. He was a fellow at the United States Institute of Peace in 1994-95 and is the author of Arts of Power: Statecraft and Diplomacy (USIP Press) and Diplomat's Dictionary (USIP Press).

From Booklist

For the second edition of The Diplomat’s Dictionary, retired diplomat Freeman has gathered quotations from across the globe and throughout history that perhaps don’t exactly define terms but certainly give insight into what they really mean. This new edition is said to include 476 new entries, with emphasis on terms in use since 1994 (previous edition). The back of the book offers a list of persons quoted, a bibliography of the sources of the quotes, and an index. This is perhaps not an essential library purchase, but for writers of speeches and essays dealing with the topic of diplomacy, this would be a valuable desk source. It is a pleasure to dip into for whatever purpose. --Danise Hoover

Edition details

• Publisher: United States Govt Printing Office
• ISBN 10: 0160452856
• ISBN 13: 9780160452857
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 603