A history of diplomacy - Jeremy Black

In A History of Diplomacy, historian Jeremy Black investigates
how a form of courtly negotiation and information-gathering in the early
modern period developed through increasing globalization into a
world-shaping force in twenty-first-century politics. The monarchic
systems of the sixteenth century gave way to the colonial development of
European nations-which in turn were shaken by the revolutions of the
eighteenth century-the rise and progression of multiple global interests
led to the establishment of the modern-day international embassy
system. In this detailed and engaging study of the ever-changing role of
international relations, the aims, achievements, and failures of
foreign diplomacy are presented along with their complete historical and
cultural background.