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British diplomacy and the descent into chaos = the career of Jack Garnett, 1902-19 /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	British diplomacy and the descent into chaos/ John Fisher.
Reminder of title:	the career of Jack Garnett, 1902-19 /
Author:	Fisher, John,
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;Palgrave Macmillan, : 2012.,
Description:	1 online resource.
Subject:	Diplomats - Biography. - Great Britain -
Online resource:	http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230359819
ISBN:	9780230359819 (electronic bk.)

British diplomacy and the descent into chaos = the career of Jack Garnett, 1902-19 /
Fisher, John,1968-

British diplomacy and the descent into chaosthe career of Jack Garnett, 1902-19 /[electronic resource] :John Fisher. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;Palgrave Macmillan,2012. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Constantinople: 'a very wonderful place' -- Like a Plant Uprooted: Life in Peking -- 'People who squeeze and people who may be squeezed': Across Mongolia, 1908 -- Bucharest and St. Petersburg -- Teheran 1911 b6 s14 b6 s 'into the vortex' -- London, Sophia and Athens, and the 'episode of the floating bag' -- Tangier b6 s 'a confusion of the East and the West' -- A 'hardly used genus': First Secretary in Buenos Aires -- A Climacteric -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index --.

In his diplomatic career, from 1902 b6 s19, Jack Garnett served widely overseas during a period of dramatic change in international politics and in Britain's role on the world stage. In this book, John Fisher reveals Garnett as a fascinating individual: head-strong, indiscreet, and accident-prone. Garnett's early career was promising, but he left the Diplomatic Service under a cloud. Tired of the 'old diplomacy', he desired a holistic approach to the management of Britain's overseas interests. Then, attracted by notions of constructive imperialism after the First World War, he undertook social work, before returning to the family seat in Lancashire. His correspondence provides the local, overseas, perspective on British foreign policy and is full of insights into life lived in embassies and legations. Fisher uses Garnett's story to illuminate key issues in British overseas interests, including consular representation and the promotion of British commerce, as well as previously neglected subjects such as diplomats' wives, travel, and expatriate communities.

ISBN: 9780230359819 (electronic bk.)

Source: 534638Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.comSubjects--Personal Names:

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Garnett, William James,
1878-1965.Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Diplomats
--Great Britain--Biography.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: DA568.G37 / F57 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 327.410092

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