Embassies in Armed Conflict

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About the author

G. R. Berridge is Emeritus Professor of International Politics at the University of Leicester, UK, and a Senior Fellow of DiploFoundation. He was for many years general editor of the Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Diplomacy series, and Associate Editor for twentieth century diplomatists of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. He has written numerous books on diplomacy, including a best-selling textbook, Diplomacy: Theory and Practice (4th ed; 2010) and the Dictionary of Diplomacy (2004).

Summary

During wartime, embassies assume different roles and face various situations. An embassy might represent a belligerent state while being situated in an enemy, an allied, or a neutral state. This book offers an examination of how embassies work and cope during wartime, with a focus on the experiences of the British, American, and Indian embassies.

Foreword

An examination of how embassies work and cope during wartime, with a focus on the experiences of the British, American, and Indian embassies.

Additional text

The book will be extremely useful to practitioners and to students of diplomacy, and the history of diplomacy, alike ... It is well written and demonstrates a mastery of the subject.

Product details

• Authors: G. R. Berridge, G R Berridge, Geoff Berridge, Professor G. R. Berridge
• Assisted by: Giles Scott-Smith (Editor), J. Simon Rofe (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 05.04.2012
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education
• EAN: 9781441180070
• ISBN: 978-1-4411-8007-0
• Pages: 192
• Dimensions (packing): 13.6 x 21.4 x 1.6 cm
• Series: Key Studies in Diplomacy; Key Studies in Diplomacy