About the Author

Malise Ruthven is a former editor with the BBC Arabic Service and World Service in London and is the author of Islam in the World and Islam: A Very Short Introduction.

Reviews

A lucid and fascinating history of the practices and products of diplomacy, as that art evolved in conjunction with emerging European nation states...A sweeping but succinct overview, this work will be important to historians but ought to interest every global citizen.--Library Journal (11/01/2018)
Demonstrates how the geopolitical landscape has been shaped and reshaped by diplomats.--Claire Cock-Starkey"Wall Street Journal" (11/15/2018)