Celebrity diplomacy : who does it, how, and why? -- Star power and the United Nations : from Audrey Hepburn to Angelina Jolie -- The Bonoization of diplomacy? -- Bob Geldof : the antidiplomat -- Davos : mixing glamorous buzz with material bite -- (Uneasily) moving celebrity dipl…
"A new type of transnational activist has emerged, both co-operating and competing with established diplomatic practitioners. Movie stars, musicians, and CEOs have grabbed new roles on the world stage, simultaneously levering their access to world leaders and mass audiences."
As Japan's pre-Pearl Harbor ambassador to the United States, Admiral Nomura Kichisaburo (1877-1964) played a significant role in a tense and turbulent period in Japanese-US relations. This biography casts light on the life and career of this important figure.
"The Sykes-Picot Agreement [official name: Asia Minor Agreement] was one of the defining moments in the history of the modern Middle East. Yet its co-creator, Sir Mark Sykes, had far more involvement in British Middle East strategy during World War I than the Agreement for which…
Born after: reckoning with the German past
"What do we do with pasts we inherit that carry shame? A major and original contribution to thinking about and grappling with the legacies of German and Nazi history, this book reflects on the relationship between history and memory through the personal narrative of a postwar Ge…
