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Personal Politics in the Postwar World Western Diplomacy Behind the Scenes 1st Edition

Author(s)

Susanna Erlandsson

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781350150751, 9781350150744, 9781350289178

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic

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PDF and EPUB

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Unravelling the mechanisms of daily diplomacy in the mid-20th century, this book follows one Dutch diplomatic couple, the van Kleffens, on their postings from the 1930s to the 1950s to offer a new perspective on how non-officials and personal politics shaped the postwar world. Combining private and public source materials, Erlandsson foregrounds the political culture of diplomacy and highlights events and people which have been left off the official record. The book integrates the detailed study of behind-the-scenes diplomatic practice into the larger narrative of traditional diplomatic history, connecting social practices with political outcomes. Exploring how women’s tea drinking was used to achieve post-war foreign policy and how Rosa, a Guatemalan cook, contributed to the international standing of the Netherlands, it offers a more inclusive history by recognising the diplomatic work done by actors who were not diplomats. In doing so it demonstrates the ways in which diplomacy was class-bound, gendered and racialized, and proves that historicizing gender and cultural norms is crucial to understanding political and international history.

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Personal Politics in the Postwar World Western Diplomacy Behind the Scenes 1st Edition

SKU: 9781350150768

Original price was: $34.15.Current price is: $10.24.

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Full Title

Personal Politics in the Postwar World Western Diplomacy Behind the Scenes 1st Edition

Author(s)

Susanna Erlandsson

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781350150768, 9781350150744, 9781350289178

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

Unravelling the mechanisms of daily diplomacy in the mid-20th century, this book follows one Dutch diplomatic couple, the van Kleffens, on their postings from the 1930s to the 1950s to offer a new perspective on how non-officials and personal politics shaped the postwar world. Combining private and public source materials, Erlandsson foregrounds the political culture of diplomacy and highlights events and people which have been left off the official record. The book integrates the detailed study of behind-the-scenes diplomatic practice into the larger narrative of traditional diplomatic history, connecting social practices with political outcomes. Exploring how women’s tea drinking was used to achieve post-war foreign policy and how Rosa, a Guatemalan cook, contributed to the international standing of the Netherlands, it offers a more inclusive history by recognising the diplomatic work done by actors who were not diplomats. In doing so it demonstrates the ways in which diplomacy was class-bound, gendered and racialized, and proves that historicizing gender and cultural norms is crucial to understanding political and international history.