The book explores diplomatic style and its use as a means to provide analytical insight into a state’s foreign policy; with a specific focus on South Korea. Diplomatic style attracts scant attention from scholars. It is dismissed as irrelevant in the context of diplomacy’s universalism; misconstrued as a component of foreign policy; alluded to perfunctorily amidst broader considerations of foreign policy; or wholly absented from discussions in which it should comprise an important component. In contrast to these views; practitioners maintain a faith-like confidence in diplomatic style. They assume it plays an important role in providing analytical insight; giving them advantage over scholars in the analysis of foreign policy. This book explores diplomatic style and its use as a means to provide analytical insight into foreign policy; using South Korea as a case study. It determines that style remains important to diplomatic practitioners; and provides analytical insight into a state’s foreign policy by highlighting phenomena of policy relevance; which narrows the range of information an analyst must cover. The book demonstrates how South Korea’s diplomatic style – which has a tendency towards emotionalism; and is affected by status; generational change; cosmopolitanism; and estrangement from international society – can be a guide to understanding South Korea’s contemporary foreign policy. This book will be of much interest to students of diplomacy studies; foreign policy; Asian politics; and International Relations in general.
#190058 in Books Cengage Learning 2013-01-08Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.75 x .75 x 8.25l; 2.50 #File Name: 1133946623504 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very casual language; but highly informative with a different viewpoint than other history textbooks.By Wookie RageI rented this as a textbook for school. It certainly takes a different view on history; and breaks a lot of normative assumptions about our founding fathers. The language is very casual; at times almost too much so; but once I got over that it has been an entertaining and informative text.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Engaging; Fun to Read; May be TrivialBy RI've used it in 10th grade high school class and now I am a junior in college. I do not know if it was the teacher or the book; but it remains as my favorite history class ever. I remember most of the materials in this book better than things I've learned from other history courses I took last semester. This book is the only textbook I still have from high school.Fact: Author has voicePro:The author is witty and makes the book interesting. The characters (historical figures) come alive and I could clearly imagine in my head Andrew Jackson in this political campaign; and Henry Clay in midst of tension between Senate House of Reps. Makes it easier to remember the facts.Con:Is it a truly good thing for a history textbook to have a voice? The author seems to be biased towards certain characters more than the others and this shows since he actually lets out his voice in the book. This would make the book a good side-book to have along with another textbook; or a good read for a reader already knowledgeable about US history.Also; because he lets his opinion sneak out in between the lines; sometimes there are too many trivial facts that may not be necessary in an intro course.5 Stars because I absolutely love this book; even the trivial parts-- I still remember random facts from the book because they are just very interesting. I hated history before this textbook; and now I got to love it. I am now able to understand (or at least attempt to understand) the motives behind historical figures and the current pattern in history; rather than simply memorizing dates and trial names.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very informational and easy to readBy RachelUsed this book for an online history class. Very informational and easy to read.
