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This book illuminates two familiar phenomena - diplomacy and the Commonwealth - from a new and unfamiliar angle: the atypical way in which the Commonwealth's members came to, and continue to, engage in official relations with each other. This innovative and wide-ranging study is based on archival material from four states, interviews and correspondence with diplomats, and a wide range of secondary sources. It shows how members of an empire found it necessary to engage in diplomacy and, in so doing, created a singular, and often remarkably intimate, diplomatic system. The result is a fascinating, multidisciplinary exploration of the evolving Commonwealth and the way in which its 53 members and Ireland conduct diplomacy with one another, and in so doing have contributed a distinctive terminology to the diplomatic lexicon.

01 02 Like all professions, diplomacy has spawned its own specialized terminology and it is this lexicon which provides the thematic spine of this dictionary. The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Diplomacy also includes entries on legal terms and major figures who have occupied the diplomatic scene or have written influentially about it over the last half millennium, as well as some on international organizations of special significance. This third edition has been updated with new entries, for example on e-diplomacy, Ottawa process, R2P, stovepiping, and transformational diplomacy. The result is an even tighter focus on the language of diplomacy, while making coverage of it even more comprehensive than before. Students of international politics and related subjects as well as junior members of diplomatic services can turn to this book for assistance in understanding the technicalities of diplomatic and associated language. 16 02 There is no real competition. The only possible candidate is Chas Freeman's Diplomat's Dictionary, but it is not a proper dictionary. Most of the entries consist entirely of quotations (some multiple ones), the author supplying his own text only when he could not find a definition with which he agreed elsewhere. There remain huge gaps, and there is very little cross-referencing between entries – instead there is a 100-page index which takes up more than 20 per cent of the book. In short, it is little more than a collection of aphorisms under alphabetically organized catchwords, interleaved with the occasional term defined by the author. The internet provides the strongest competition. There are a few excellent, specialized glossaries, e.g. on 'Eurospeak' and treaty terms (see http://untreaty.un.org/English/guide.asp#exchange). However, there are no good general pages and it is often extremely difficult to find crisp, authoritative definitions of technical terms.   Wikipedia is very patchy and its authority always questionable. 04 02 Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the Third Edition Notes on Using the Dictionary The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Diplomacy Bibliography 13 02 G.R. BERRIDGE Emeritus Professor of International Politics at the University of Leicester, UK. His previous works include Talking to the Enemy (1994), Diplomacy: Theory and Practice, 4th edition (2010),and The Counter-Revolution in Diplomacy and Other Essays (2011). He was until the end of 2002 the General Editor of Palgrave Macmillan's Studies in Diplomacy Series. LORNA LLOYD is Senior Research Fellow at Keele University, UK. She has served as Convenor of BISA's Group on Diplomacy and has twice chaired the International Law Section of the ISA. Currently, she is on the committee of BISA's International History Group. She is Editor of Continuum's 'Key Studies in Diplomacy'. Her publications include Diplomacy with a Difference: The Commonwealth Office of High Commissioner 1880-2006 (2007). 19 02 Second edition of A Dictionary of Diplomacy , published in 2003, was highly successful Fully updated with new entries (for example e-diplomacy) and more traditional terms have been slimmed down Revised from a more 'British' dictionary to including more American and French terms Only one competing dictionary: Diplomat's Dictionary by former US diplomat Chas Freeman Regular updates and information on the Dictionary can be found on the G.R. Berridge's homepage 02 02 Indispensable for students of diplomacy and junior members of diplomatic services, this dictionary not only covers diplomacy's jargon but also includes entries on legal terms, political events, international organizations, e-Diplomacy, and major figures who have occupied the diplomatic scene or have written about it over the last half millennium. 31 02 This third edition of the highly successful Dictionary of Diplomacy has an even tighter focus on the language of diplomacy, while making coverage of it even more comprehensive than before 08 02 '...very useful, informative, and exceedingly well-written reference tool.' - Mark Y. Herring, American Reference Books Annual 'This dictionary will be of great benefit to all those who have to use or understand diplomatic terms - students and teachers of international relations, professional diplomats, and journalists.' - L. N Rangarajan, International Affairs 'This volume […] will demystify the language of diplomatic etiquette to students and casual readers alike.' - Malcolm Madden, Library, Royal Institute of International Affairs, UK 'The authors are to be commended in producing this dictionary. It will be extremely valuable to students, of course, but anyone interested in international relations will find it helpful in understanding the nature of modern diplomacy.' - Ian McGibbon, New Zealand International Review 'Most importantly...what remains unchanged is the value of this book as a reference source for anyone concerned with diplomacy...Libraries serving any of these clinet groups should obtain a copy.' - Tony Chalcraft, Reference Reviews