Table of Contents

Volume I

Alphabetical List of Entries vii

Thematic List of Entries xiii

Advisory and Contributing Editors xxi

Contributors xxxi

Introduction vii

The Encyclopedia of Diplomacy A–C 1

Volume II

The Encyclopedia of Diplomacy D–I 467

Volume III

The Encyclopedia of Diplomacy J–P 989

Volume IV

The Encyclopedia of Diplomacy Q–Z 1583

Index 2049

About the Author

GORDON MARTEL is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Northern British Columbia and Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria. He has written widely on the history of diplomacy, international relations, and modern war. Among his best-known works are Imperial Diplomacy (1985) and The Origins of the First World War (fourth edition, 2008). He was one of the founding editors of the leading scholarly journal in the field, The International History Review, and is editor of "Seminar Studies in History". He has edited numerous scholarly publications including The World War Two Reader (2004), A Companion to Europe, 1900-1945 (Wiley Blackwell, 2006), A Companion to International History, 1900-2001 (Wiley Blackwell, 2007), and The Encyclopedia of War (Wiley Blackwell, 2011).

Reviews

The Encyclopedia of Diplomacy is an excellent reference work that covers the historical as well as the conceptual foundations of modern diplomacy and international relations. This four-volume set includes more than 400 entries written by scholars from around the world. Entries include prominent diplomatists (Powell, Colin), general concepts (Detente), techniques (Appeasement), theorists (Morgenthau, Hans J.) treaties (Treat of Antwerp), and conflicts (Austro-Prussian War). All entries are alphabetized, but the first volume begins with ahelpful lexicon showing all entries classified by the aforemenioned type. All contributors are identified, and biographical information is include. All entries ready very well, striking the right balance between authoritativeness and accessibility to the intended audience, and are cross-referenced. Reference sources and suggested further readings are a welcome feature for each entry. Overall, an excellent addition to the litearture. A reference work such as this one is likely to be used as an e-book, however.
Summing Up: highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty.
--J.A. Knapp, Penn State University, CHOICEconnect October 2018 Vol. 56 No. 2