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Personal Politics in the Postwar World - Western Diplomacy Behind the Scenes (Hardcover)
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Personal Politics in the Postwar World - Western Diplomacy Behind the Scenes (Hardcover)
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Unravelling the mechanisms of daily diplomacy in the mid-20th
century, this book follows one Dutch diplomatic couple, the van
Kleffens, on their postings from the 1930s to the 1950s to offer a
new perspective on how non-officials and personal politics shaped
the postwar world. Combining private and public source materials,
Erlandsson foregrounds the political culture of diplomacy and
highlights events and people which have been left off the official
record. The book integrates the detailed study of behind-the-scenes
diplomatic practice into the larger narrative of traditional
diplomatic history, connecting social practices with political
outcomes. Exploring how women's tea drinking was used to achieve
post-war foreign policy and how Rosa, a Guatemalan cook,
contributed to the international standing of the Netherlands, it
offers a more inclusive history by recognising the diplomatic work
done by actors who were not diplomats. In doing so it demonstrates
the ways in which diplomacy was class-bound, gendered and
racialized, and proves that historicizing gender and cultural norms
is crucial to understanding political and international history.
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