This volume gives further impetus to the recent trend of looking beyond the major figures of diplomats and foreign secretaries when seeking to understand of British foreign policy and diplomacy during the height of empire. By focusing on the legion of influential but less well-known figures on the fringes of diplomatic circles, it reveals how it is possible to observe the ways that such individuals, often overlooked by historians, can affect government decisions.Keith Hamilton Professor VambAcry has for many years past received gratuities from Secret Service for services rendered. ... in travel to offer advice and enlightenment on the ethnography, philology and politics of the Near East and central Asia. ... 1906, Foreign Office Papers, TNA [FO] 800/33. ... 5 Arminius VambAcry is the anglicised version of his name, 4 Services Rendered: Arminius VambAcry and Britishanbsp;...
Title | : | On the Fringes of Diplomacy |
Author | : | John Fisher, Antony Best |
Publisher | : | Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. - 2011 |
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