Table of Contents

Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second [printed] Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; The Ministry of Foreign Affairs; PART I: THE ART OF NEGOTIATION: Introduction; Prenegotiations; 'Around-the-Table' Negotiations; Diplomatic Momentum; Packaging Agreements; PART II: THE MODES OF DIPLOMACY: Introduction; Telecommunications; Bilateral Diplomacy: Conventional; Bilateral Diplomacy: Unconventional; Multilateral Diplomacy; Summitry Mediation; Conclusions; References; Index

About the Author

G.R. BERRIDGE is Professor of International Politics at the University of Leicester, and was General Editor of the Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Diplomacy series until 2002. Among his most recent books are International Politics (3rd edition) and with Alan James, A Dictionary of Diplomacy. He is a member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs.