Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgements Part 3 Part I: A Bulgarian Diplomat and a French Courtier Chapter 4 1 Mass Culture and Politics Chapter 5 2 The Young Family Chapter 6 3 Growing Up Chapter 7 4 Wars and More Wars Part 8 Part II: A Second Generation of Diplomats Chapter 9 5 Growing Up Fast: World War Chapter 10 6 The Disillusionments of Peacetime Chapter 11 7 International Kid to First Woman Diplomat Chapter 12 8 Admirable English Chapter 13 9 The End of and Era Chapter 14 Epilogue Chapter 15 Bibliography Chapter 16 Map Chapter 17 Index Chapter 18 About the Author
Mari A. Firkatian (Ph.D. Indiana University) is Associate Professor at the University of Hartford, Hillyer College.
Exhuastive research in a number of languages makes Firkatian's book
shine as a work of serious scholarship . . . Written for a 'general
audience,' the prose is fresh and readable, while markedly
thought-provoking in places . . . Diplomats and Dreamers is an
innovative contribution to a sparse literature on a small country
that offers new direction as well as bringing attention to an
intriguing and well-researched topic. This book is informative and
interesting enough for specialists, yet clear and cogent enough for
a general audience.
*Slavic Review, December 2009*
To track the history of a country or society through the
experiences of one family is usually an enjoyable experience. This
is even more the case with Diplomats and Dreamers because it
concerns a country and a society with which few in the west are
familiar. . . . Mari Firkatian has skillfully woven the personal
and political into an enlightening and entertaining story . . .
*Professor Richard Crampton, retired Professor of East European
History, University of Oxford*
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