Recreating the diplomatic career of Jack Garnett, from 1902-1919, John Fisher reveals a fascinating individual as well as contextualizing his story with regard to British policy in the countries to which he was posted in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, during a period of rapid change in international politics and in Britain's world role.

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University of the West of England, UK

John Fisher

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JOHN FISHER teaches History at the University of the West of England, Bristol. His previous books include Curzon and British Imperialism in the Middle East (1999), and Gentleman Spies (2002), and he has also co-edited several books and written many journal articles.

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Book Title: British Diplomacy and the Descent into Chaos
Book Subtitle: The Career of Jack Garnett, 1902-19
Authors: John Fisher
Series Title: Britain and the World
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230359819
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-34897-4Published: 13 December 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-34588-5Published: 01 January 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-35981-9Published: 13 December 2011
Series ISSN: 2947-7182
Series E-ISSN: 2947-7190
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 298
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Political History, World History, Global and Transnational History, Modern History, Literature, general, Diplomacy

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