{"product_id":"great-power-diplomacy-by-a-wess-mitchell-9780691236872","title":"Great Power Diplomacy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the beginning of time, human societies have found themselves confronted by enemies too numerous or ferocious to defeat solely by force of arms. In these dramatic moments, wise leaders have turned to diplomacy to rearrange the gameboard in their favour and stymie seemingly unstoppable foes. In \u003cem\u003eGreat Power Diplomacy\u003c\/em\u003e, American historian and diplomat A. Wess Mitchell recounts the forgotten story of how history's most legendary empires have used diplomacy as a tool of grand strategy to outwit, outmanoeuvre, and outlast militarily superior opponents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough fifteen centuries of history, \u003cem\u003eGreat Power Diplomacy\u003c\/em\u003e recreates the perilous junctures, colourful personalities, and intricate statecraft that led to some of history's most stunning diplomatic achievements and greatest disasters. The protagonists include giants like Richelieu, Metternich, Bismarck, and Kissinger, but also a lesser-known cast of scoundrels, eunuchs, drunkards, and fools. At every turn, fortune favoured those great powers with the foresight and dexterity to build winning alliances, splinter enemy coalitions, and, when necessary, make peace with their bitterest foes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiplomacy of this kind has become a lost art in recent years as Western elites embraced the illusion that globalisation and the spread of democracy would create a borderless world where nations would live in harmony and war would be abolished from the human story. But, as \u003cem\u003eGreat Power Diplomacy\u003c\/em\u003e reveals, we will need to rediscover the secrets of skilful statecraft as the world enters an unstable new era in which continent-sized great powers compete for territory, resources, and prestige. By recalling diplomacy's rich past, we can equip ourselves for a more dangerous future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47486098374892,"sku":"9780691236872","price":69.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4b91db659114e0a199afad36f99b7929.jpg?v=1775781683","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/great-power-diplomacy-by-a-wess-mitchell-9780691236872","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}