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The Diplomat's Dictionary
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by:
Freeman, Charles W.
Freeman, Chas. W., Jr
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Publisher:
United States Institute of Peace Press
Published: May 1, 1997
ISBN: 1878379666
Format:Paperback
Pages:320
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Book Description
Midwest Book Review
Diplomacy means very different things to different people, different cultures, and different times. The Diplomat's Dictionary is an entertaining and informative collection of quotations and observations, a compilation of the lore of
statecraft and diplomacy. An invaluable addition to any foreign policy and diplomacy collection, The Diplomat's Dictionary provides prudent, clever witticisms and shrewd advice for foreign policy officials. Practical and innovative, its utility extends
as well to academics, legislators, speechwriters, military officers, business leaders, and students. Ambassador Freeman has created an impressive compilation of classic clips of wisdom, cautionary advice, and poignant commentary on the art of diplomacy
from numerous cultures and eras. Drawing on personal experience, Freeman shares his reflections on the arts of suasion, diplomacy, and discretion. In particular, The Diplomat's Dictionary offers insights on complex and challenging cross-cultural
negotiations.
Product Description:
In this entertaining and informative collection, career diplomat Chas Freeman brings together keen observations, witty insights, shrewd advice, and classic words of wisdom on the art and practice of
diplomacy. In so doing, this wide-ranging compendium draws on many cultures, ancient and modern. This revised edition adds about eighty new entries to the text. Like the first edition, it should be useful to "anyone who may be called upon to deal with
complex and challenging situations in cross-cultural circumstances.
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