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On the Way to Diplomacy
Costas M. Constantinou
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Description for On the Way to Diplomacy
Paperback. Series: Borderlines. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes. BIC Classification: CFF; HPJ; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
A deconstruction of the idea of diplomacy that explores the links between its theory and practice.
What does theory have to do with the concept-let alone the practice-of diplomacy? More than we might think, as Costas M. Constantinou amply demonstrates in this ambitious reconsideration of both the concept of diplomacy and the working of theory. Here, Constantinou focuses on the language that underwrites and directs theory and diplomacy, and shows that such a critical approach is actually a way of practicing politics.
Constantinou underscores the original intertextual association between theory and diplomacy by employing the ancient Greek term theoria. Theoria once referred ... Read moreA deconstruction of diplomacy itself, this work bridges classical and contemporary philosophy, ancient and modern political practice, and, ultimately, politics and the arts in general. It will alter the study, understanding, and practice of diplomacy. Show LessProduct Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Borderlines
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816626854
SKU
V9780816626854
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About Costas M. Constantinou
Costas M. Constantinou is lecturer in international politics at the University of Hull, England.
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