Rogue Diplomats: The Proud Tradition of Disobedience in American Foreign Policy

ISBN-13: 9781107079472 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 406 str.

Seth Jacobs

Opis

Historians have long ignored America's record of diplomatic indiscipline. Rogue Diplomats redresses that deficiency, demonstrating that titanic accomplishments such as the Louisiana Purchase resulted in great part because diplomats refused to follow instructions.

Recenzje

'… this is a timely book and will likely remain so, as diplomats are often at odds with secretaries of state and presidents.' J. R. Clardie, Choice

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. “It Is Glory to Have Broken Such Infamous Orders”: Adams, Jay, and Franklin Midwife the Republic; 2. “Service without Authority”: Livingston and Monroe Buy Louisiana; 3. “Instructions or No Instructions”: Trist Makes Peace with Mexico; 4. “I Have Now Read the Dispatch, But I Do Not Agree with It”: Page Preserves America's “Special Relationship”; 5. “No 'Rubber Stamp' Ambassador”: Kennedy Appeases the Dictators; 6. “We Can't Fire Him”: Lodge Engineers a Coup; Conclusion