Great negotiations
Subtitle: agreements that changed the modern world
By: Fredrik Stanton
Publisher: Westholme
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Yardley, Penn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9781594160998
Description: Words as much as weapons have shaped the course of history. Learn about eight key episodes in modern diplomacy, from Benjamin Franklin securing crucial French support for the American revolution to Reagan and Gorbachev laking the groundwork to eliminate an entire class of nuclear weapons.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Franklin at the French Court, 1778; title: The Louisiana Purchase, 1803; title: The Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815; title: The Portsmouth Treaty, 1905; title: The Paris Peace Conference, 1919; title: The Egyptian-Israeli Armistice Agreement, 1949; title: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962; title: The Reykjavik Summit, 1986.