Arts of Power: Statecraft and Diplomacy | 
| Author: Charles W., Jr. Freeman
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 171161
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 174
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 1878379658
Dewey Decimal Number: 327.2
EAN: 9781878379658
ASIN: 1878379658
Publication Date: July 1, 1997
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Product Description
In this comprehensive treatment, distinguished diplomat Chas Freeman describes the fundamental principles of the art of statecraft and the craft of diplomacy. The book draws on the author's years of experience as a practicing diplomat but also his extensive reading of the histories of ancient India, China, Greece, Rome, Byzantium, and the Islamic world as well as modern Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Among numerous other subjects, the book addresses the role of intelligence, political actions, cultural influence, economic measures, and military power, as well as diplomatic strategy and tactics, negotiation, and the tasks and skills of diplomacy.
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 Engaging and concise introduction to Diplomacy October 1, 2006
This book is a excellent introduction for people into diplomacy and statecraft. In its brief pages, you learn all the definitions, such as the functions of a embassy or a consulate, the way to conduct state relations, the skills for diplomacy, a topic about Intelligence and much more.
Now I understand why sometimes an ambassador is call for consultation!
 Just horrible September 2, 2006
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you've taken any class in international relations, you already know everything that is in this book and more. The prose is hardly readable and often sounds like definitions straight out of the dictionary. You would think that someone who spent a career in the foreign service would spend ample time recounting his experience in the practical aspects of diplomacy. I was expecting insight into the "real-world" of diplomacy, but all I got was a headache from reading his terrible writing.
 Dry but useful June 4, 2002
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Very interesting, but really a dictionary that assumes alot of foreign policy knowlege. I bought this is the hopes that it would be a great intro to foreign policy book and was dissappointed. Nonetheless, it will make a good reference book.
Concise And Useful July 27, 2001
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is a powerful book. It is a concise guide to diplomacy, even for the non-diplomat such as myself. This book gives me a very useful and alternative angle on customer service and communicating.
Excellent, Practical Handbook on Statecraft July 5, 2000
35 out of 40 found this review helpful
Although this book contains only 140 pages of text, Freeman has managed to pack a lot of useful information into it. Its focus is on the practical application of statecraft. To quote Freeman, "statecraft is concerned with the application of the power of the state to other states and peoples. Diplomacy applies this power by persuasive appeals short of war." In other words, diplomacy is but one tool of statecraft. What makes this book rare is that the author is a career foreign service officer, in a bureau where the preservation of peace at any cost is often paramount. It is unusual at best to hear anyone from the Department of State to discuss the usefulness of the application of force or intelligence to international relations.
Arts of Power falls somewhere between the books of international theory and those social psychology books which are full of common-sense, yet contradictory aphorisms-- and it succeeds where the others fail. With a few exceptions, no decent practical guide to the application of statecraft has been written in centuries. Freeman has corrected this error, and in spades.
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