British diplomacy and the descent into chaos: the career of Jack Garnett, 1902-19

Recreating the diplomatic career of Jack Garnett, from 1902-1919, John Fisherreveals a fascinating individual as well as contextualizing his story with regard to British policy in the countries to which he was posted in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, during a period of rapid change in international politics and in Britain's world role. JOHN FISHER teaches History at the University of the West of England, Bristol. His previous books include Curzon 'and British Imperialism in the Middle East' (1999), and 'Gentleman Spies' (2002), and he has also co-edited several books and written many journal articles. INDICE: Illustrations - Preface - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations- Introduction - Constantinople: 'a very wonderful place' - Like a Plant Uprooted: Life in Peking - 'People who squeeze and people who may be squeezed': Across Mongolia, 1908 - Bucharest and St. Petersburg - Teheran 1911b 14 b 'intothe vortex' - London, Sophia and Athens, and the 'episode of the floating bag' - Tangier b 'a confusion of the East and the West' - A 'hardly used genus':First Secretary in Buenos Aires - A Climacteric - Epilogue - Bibliography - Index -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-34897-4
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 312
• Fecha Publicación: 16/12/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés