Diplomacy

Diplomacy
Author: Henry Kissinger
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 846
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1471104494

'Kissinger's absorbing book tackles head-on some of the toughest questions of our time . . . Its pages sparkle with insight' Simon Schama in the NEW YORKER Spanning more than three centuries, from Cardinal Richelieu to the fragility of the 'New World Order', DIPLOMACY is the now-classic history of international relations by the former Secretary of State and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Kissinger's intimate portraits of world leaders, many from personal experience, provide the reader with a unique insight into what really goes on -- and why -- behind the closed doors of the corridors of power. 'Budding diplomats and politicians should read it as avidly as their predecessors read Machiavelli' Douglas Hurd in the DAILY TELEGRAPH 'If you want to pay someone a compliment, give them Henry Kissinger's DIPLOMACY ... It is certainly one of the best, and most enjoyable [books] on international relations past and present ... DIPLOMACY should be read for the sheer historical sweep, the characterisations, the story-telling, the ability to look at large parts of the world as a whole' Malcolm Rutherford in the FINANCIAL TIMES

Italy in the New International Order, 1917–1922

Italy in the New International Order, 1917–1922
Author: Antonio Varsori
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2020-11-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 9783030500924

This edited collection offers the first systematic account in English of Italy’s international position from Caporetto – a major turning-point in Italy’s participation in the First World War – to the end of the liberal regime in Italy in 1922. It shows that after the ‘Great War’, not only did Italy establish itself as a regional power but also achieved its post-unification ambition to be recognised, at least from a formal viewpoint, as a great power. This subject is addressed through multiple perspectives, covering Italy’s relations and mutual perceptions vis-à-vis the Allies, the vanquished nations, and the ‘New Europe’. Fourteen contributions by leading historians reappraise Italy’s role in the construction of the post-war international order, drawing on extensive multi-archival and multi-national research, combining for the first time documents from American, Austrian, British, French, German, Italian, Russian and former Yugoslav archives.

Cultural Mobility

Cultural Mobility
Author: Stephen Greenblatt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0521863562

Cultural Mobility offers a model for understanding the patterns of meaning that human societies create. It has emerged under the very distinguished editorial guidance of Stephen Greenblatt and represents a new way of thinking about culture and cultures with which scholars in many disciplines will need to engage.

Versailles 1919

Versailles 1919
Author: Alan Sharp
Publisher: Haus Publishing
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2018-10-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1912208121

The Versailles Settlement, at the time of its creation a vital part of the Paris Peace Conference, suffers today from a poor reputation: despite its lofty aim to settle the world’s affairs at a stroke, it is widely considered to have paved the way for a second major global conflict within a generation. Woodrow Wilson’s controversial principle of self-determination amplified political complexities in the Balkans, and the war and its settlement bear significant responsibility for boundaries and related conflicts in today’s Middle East. After almost a century, the settlement still casts a long shadow. Fully revised and updated for the centennial of the Conference, Versailles 1919 sets the ramifications of the Paris Peace treaties—for good or ill—within a long-term context. Alan Sharp mounts a powerful argument that the responsibility for Europe’s continuing interwar instability cannot be wholly attributed to the peacemakers of 1919–23. Concise and convincing, Versailles 1919 is a clear guide to the global legacy of the Versailles Settlement.

The Great War for Peace

The Great War for Peace
Author: William Mulligan
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2014-05-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300173776

Offers an assessment of the first two decades of the twentieth century, and especially the First World War, that argues that these years played an essential part in the creation of a peaceful global order.

Italy in the Era of the Great War

Italy in the Era of the Great War
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2018-04-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004363726

In Italy in the Era of the Great War, Vanda Wilcox brings together nineteen Italian and international scholars to analyse the political, military, social and cultural history of Italy in the country’s decade of conflict from 1911 to 1922. Starting with the invasion of Libya in 1911 and concluding with the rise of post-war social and political unrest, the volume traces domestic and foreign policy, the economics of the war effort, the history of military innovation, and social changes including the war’s impact on religion and women, along with major cultural and artistic developments of the period. Each chapter provides a concise and effective overview of the field as it currently stands as well as introducing readers to the latest research. Contributors are Giulia Albanese, Claudia Baldoli, Allison Scardino Belzer, Francesco Caccamo, Filippo Cappellano, Selena Daly, Fabio Degli Esposti, Spencer Di Scala, Douglas J. Forsyth, Irene Guerrini, Oliver Janz, Irene Lottini, Stefano Marcuzzi, Valerie McGuire, Marco Pluviano, Paul O’Brien, Carlo Stiaccini, Andrea Ungari, and Bruce Vandervort. See inside the book.

The Italian Army and the First World War

The Italian Army and the First World War
Author: John Gooch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2014-06-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 0521193079

A major new account of the role and performance of the Italian army in the First World War. Setting military events in a broad context, Gooch explores pre-war Italian military culture, and reveals how an army with a reputation for failure fought a challenging war in appalling conditions - and won.

The Legend of the Mutilated Victory

The Legend of the Mutilated Victory
Author: H. James Burgwyn
Publisher: Praeger
Total Pages: 376
Release: 1993-09-21
Genre: History
ISBN:

The Legend of the Mutilated Victory is the first book in any language to analyze Italian diplomacy from the outbreak of World War I to the Paris Peace Conference.

The Origins of the First World War

The Origins of the First World War
Author: William Mulligan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2017-04-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107159598

The second edition of this leading introduction to the origins of the First World War. Updated to take account of the latest debates around the war's origins and outbreak, this is an essential classroom text which significantly revises our understanding of diplomacy, political culture, and economic history from 1870 to 1914.

1917

1917
Author: David Stevenson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 519
Release: 2017
Genre: History
ISBN: 0198702388

The first global history of 1917 -- a turning point in the development of WWI and of the modern world. Blends political and military history to highlight the key decisions and debates which escalated the war, and would influence world politics into the twenty first century.