Embassies in Armed Conflict

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An examination of how embassies work and cope during wartime, with a focus on the experiences of the British, American, and Indian embassies.

G. R. Berridge is Emeritus Professor of International Politics at the University of Leicester, UK, and a Senior Fellow of DiploFoundation. He was for many years general editor of the Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Diplomacy series, and Associate Editor for twentieth century diplomatists of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. He has written numerous books on diplomacy, including a best-selling textbook, Diplomacy: Theory and Practice (4th ed; 2010) and the Dictionary of Diplomacy (2004).

"The study of the resident embassy is a key component of diplomatic studies degrees and an expanding area of interest among scholars -- largely because the Embassy itself remains an essential institution of international communication. In this, his latest book, the leading scholar of diplomacy G.R. Berridge explores a little-studied aspect of the subject, the performance of embassies in times of war. Clearly structured, lucid in style and with a host of historical examples, the book will be read with interest by students, academics and practitioners alike." -- John W. Young, Professor of International History, University of Nottingham, UK and author of Twentieth Century Diplomacy. [I]t is difficult to identify another scholar with Berridge's depth and breadth of insight into this material. The volume is not a text book, but the author writes with a clarity and wit that will make the material accessible to students of diplomacy as well as offering significant pause for thought to more seasoned scholars.This is an excellent book that will be of use to a wide range of scholars of international diplomacy. The depth of its erudition and the range of its scope will appeal not only to scholars of diplomatic theory but to diplomatic practitioners anxious to know the heritage of their profession. Its brevity - the book is a mere 177 pages - will also appeal to students keen to get to the heart of cutting-edge thinking on diplomacy quickly. While the book's excellent bibliography offers not only opportunities for further research but helps place Berridge's oeuvre within its wider historiographical context. I highly recommend this book. -- Gaynor Johnson * LSE Review of Books *