Diplomatic Tenses - (Key Studies in Diplomacy) by Iver Neumann (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This book discusses changes that have taken place in diplomatic institutions and conventions over thousands of years. It analyses these changes in terms of 'tipping points', which it understands as the culmination of long-term trends.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Offering an alternative and a complement to existing histories of diplomacy, this book discusses change in the form of 'tipping points', which it understands as the culmination of long-term trends. Part I discusses social evolution on the general level of institutions. It argues that in cases where a diplomatic institution's tipping points are defined by the types of entities that make it up, the consular institution has evolved from concerning polities of independent traders to becoming ever more of a state concern. Part II challenges the existing literature's treatment of diplomacy as an elite, textual affair. It lays the groundwork for studying visual diplomacy and observes that the increasingly marginal vision of diplomacy as a confrontation between good and evil survives in popular culture. The book concludes by identifying the future of diplomacy as a struggle between state-to-state based diplomacy and diplomacy as networked global governance.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>'Can Iver Neumann add something new to his already impressive <i>oeuvre</i> on the history and practices of diplomacy? Yes, he can: by analysing the history of diplomacy in terms of its social evolution. This book is a must-read not only for students of diplomacy, but for anyone interested in the innovative uses of evolutionary thought in the field of international relations.' Mathias Albert, Professor of Political Science, Bielefeld University 'Neumann forcefully challenges a research field that has increasingly turned to micro-level and ethnographic examinations of diplomatic sites - in no small part due to Neumann's own earlier interventions. <i>Diplomatic tenses</i> raises fascinating questions about the value of very <i>longue durée</i> analyses, pre-historic archaeological data, the concept of tipping points and functionalist arguments for diplomatic studies.' Ann Towns, Professor of Political Science, University of Gothenburg <i>Diplomatic tenses</i> offers a bold alternative to existing histories of diplomacy by discussing change in terms of historic trends and 'tipping points'. It begins by exploring social evolution at the level of institutions, both diplomatic and consular. It then moves on to challenge the established treatment of diplomacy as a textual and élite concern, laying the groundwork for the study of visual diplomacy. The analysis is developed through chapters on 'presentability' and popular culture, including a case study of diplomacy in the Harry Potter series. The book concludes by identifying the future of diplomacy in a continued struggle between state-to-state diplomacy and diplomacy as networked global governance.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>'Can Iver Neumann add something new to his already impressive <i>oeuvre</i> on the history and practices of diplomacy? Yes, he can: by analysing the history of diplomacy in terms of its social evolution. This book is a must-read not only for students of diplomacy but for anyone interested in the innovative uses of evolutionary thought in the field of international relations.' Mathias Albert, Professor of Political Science, Bielefeld University 'Thought-provoking and innovative, this book introduces a social evolutionary account of diplomacy that spans several hundred thousand years. Neumann forcefully challenges a research field that has increasingly turned to micro-level and ethnographic examinations of diplomatic sites - in no small part due to Neumann's own earlier interventions. <i>Diplomatic tenses</i> raises fascinating questions about the value of very longue durée analyses, pre-historic archaeological data, the concept of tipping points and functionalist arguments for diplomatic studies.' Ann Towns, Professor of Political Science, University of Gothenburg<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Iver B. Neumann is Director of The Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway
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