"On the Manner of Negotiating with Princes" by Monsieur de Callières is an early 18th-century guide exploring the vital role of diplomacy and negotiation in statecraft. The book emphasizes that diplomacy, often overshadowed by military power, is a critical art for maintaining peace and advancing national interests. It stresses the need for skilled diplomats with deep knowledge of foreign affairs and the ability to navigate complex international dynamics. The author not only provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, but also highlights the characteristics that make a diplomat successful, ultimately making a case for acknowledging diplomacy's importance in ensuring stability and prosperity among nations.
On the manner of negotiating with princes On the uses of diplomacy; the choice of ministers and envoys; and the personal qualities necessary for success in missions abroad
By Monsieur de (François) Callières
Discover how skillful diplomats can shape the fate of nations through cunning negotiation and strategic insights, proving that words can be mightier than swords in the game of power.
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About the AuthorFrançois de Callières, sieur de Rochelay et de Gigny was a member of the Académie française, a diplomat and writer, a special envoy of Louis XIV who was one of three French plenipotentiaries who signed the Peace of Ryswick in 1697; his De la manière de négocier avec les souverains, 1716, based on his experiences in negotiating the Treaty and having its origins in a letter to the Regent, Philippe, duc d'Orléans, to whom the work was dedicated, became a textbook for eighteenth-century diplomacy: Thomas Jefferson had a copy in his library at Monticello. Of this book John Kenneth Galbraith declared "One wonders why anything more needed to be said on the subject."
François de Callières, sieur de Rochelay et de Gigny was a member of the Académie française, a diplomat and writer, a special envoy of Louis XIV who was one of three French plenipotentiaries who signed the Peace of Ryswick in 1697; his De la manière de négocier avec les souverains, 1716, based on his experiences in negotiating the Treaty and having its origins in a letter to the Regent, Philippe, duc d'Orléans, to whom the work was dedicated, became a textbook for eighteenth-century diplomacy: Thomas Jefferson had a copy in his library at Monticello. Of this book John Kenneth Galbraith declared "One wonders why anything more needed to be said on the subject."
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