The Encyclopedia of Diplomacy: 4 Volume Set

The Encyclopedia of Diplomacy is a comprehensive 4–volume compendium of the most important issues, techniques and people involved in the art of diplomacy from ancient times to the present. Essays by leading experts offer helpful introductions and stimulating insights into a wide variety of events and issues. Taking a global perspective, an international team of contributors provide incisive summaries of the most important practitioners, international treaties and diplomatic crises, as well as treatments of the most important theoretical approaches, concepts and types of diplomacy. The Encyclopedia adopts the broadest possible approach to the subject of diplomacy by considering the roles played by non–state actors, transnational organizations, interest groups and celebrities.

Individual entries range from a minimum of 1,000 words to 7–8,000 words. A lexicon, maps, and an extensive index are provided to help readers navigate this work. Every contribution in the Encyclopedia has been rigorously peer–reviewed to ensure the highest quality of scholarship.

Volume I

Alphabetical List of Entries vii

Thematic List of Entries xiii

Advisory and Contributing Editors xxi

Contributors xxxi

Introduction vii

The Encyclopedia of Diplomacy A C 1

Volume II

The Encyclopedia of Diplomacy D I 467

Volume III

The Encyclopedia of Diplomacy J P 989

Volume IV

The Encyclopedia of Diplomacy Q Z 1583

Index 2049

GORDON MARTEL is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Northern British Columbia and Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria. He has written widely on the history of diplomacy, international relations, and modern war. Among his best–known works are Imperial Diplomacy (1985) and The Origins of the First World War (fourth edition, 2008). He was one of the founding editors of the leading scholarly journal in the field, The International History Review, and is editor of "Seminar Studies in History". He has edited numerous scholarly publications including The World War Two Reader (2004), A Companion to Europe, 1900–1945 (Wiley Blackwell, 2006), A Companion to International History, 1900–2001 (Wiley Blackwell, 2007), and The Encyclopedia of War (Wiley Blackwell, 2011).