Richard Woolcott, David Rowe (4 results)
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- First Edition
Seller: Book Merchant Bookstore, Bunbury, WA, AustraliaBook Merchant Bookstore
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket is enclosed in protective cover. Interior and binding are still excellent. International politics is a serious business. But, as Richard Woolcott shows in these witty reminiscence…s, the diplomatic world has more than its fair share of absurdity and even high comedy. Richard Woolcott was secretary of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 1988 to 1992, and previously held diplomatic posts in Europe, South-East Asia, Africa, and at the United Nations. David Rowe (illustrator).
- Softcover
Seller: Rons Bookshop (Canberra, Australia), Canberra, ACT, AustraliaRons Bookshop (Canberra, Australia)
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. In this book, Richard Woolcott, not only recounts hilarious anecdotes af ambassadorial life, but he reminds us of a time when the public service was an independent, noble calling in which the truth was told, just spin for the political masters. David Rowe (illustrator).
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Cloth hardcover, vi + 202 pages, NOT ex-library. Reprint with corrections. Gentle creasing affecting last pages. Book is clean, bright, untanned, with unmarked text and firm binding, free of inscriptions and stamps. Nice untorn dust jacket. -- Internatio…nal politics is a serious business. But, as Richard Woolcott shows in these witty reminiscences, the diplomatic world has more than its fair share of absurdity, and even high comedy. Required not only to sacrifice a settled home and family life in the service of their country, diplomats must also heroically offer up their livers to booze, their stomachs to endless official dinners, their integrity to dangerous liaisons and the weasel art of spin, and their sanity to the pomposity and weird protocols that are an integral part of the international scene. Undiplomatic Activities is filled with anecdotes and tall tales from an extraordinary career that spanned the second half of the twentieth century: from junior diplomat in Cold War Moscow to Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra, via the capitals of Europe, Africa, Asia, the USA, and the United Nations. From the heady negotiations of global statecraft to the petty and labyrinthine politics of ministers and mandarins, join this ultimate insider on a hilarious and insightful tour of duty through the diplomatic world. Superbly illustrated by David Rowe, one of Australia's great comic geniuses. David Rowe (illustrator).
- Hardcover
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.Books From California
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Rowe, David (illustrator).
