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Ambassadors (From Ancient Greece to Renaissance Europe, the Men Who Introduced the World to Itself) (Hardcover)
- Author: Jonathan Wright
- Publisher: Harcourt
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A history of the experiences and contributions of ambassadors shares the stories of such figures as the first Japanese embassies to China and Korea, Mohammed's ambassadors to Egypt, and the ill-fated envoys who were sent in search of a mythical king Prester John. By the author of God's Soldiers We think of ambassadors as simply diplomats--but once they were adventurers who dared an uncertain fate in unknown lands, bringing gifts of greyhounds and elephants to powerful and unpredictable leaders. Historian Wright traces the journeys of these emissaries, taking us from the linguistically challenged Greek Megasthenes to the first Japanese embassies to China and Korea; from Mohammed's ambassadors to Egypt to the envoys of Byzantium, who had the unenviable task of convincing Attila the Hun to stop attacking them. We also witness the dialogue between Europe and Moorish Spain, and meet the ill-fated envoys sent in search of the mythical king Prester John. What Europe still thinks of Asia and what Asia still thinks of Africa were in no small part kindled in these long-ago first encounters.--From publisher description.
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- Genre: Political Science, History
- Subgenre: International Relations / Diplomacy, World, International Relations / General
- Date Published: June 05, 2006
- Release Date: May 08, 2006
- Publisher: Harcourt
- Author: Jonathan Wright
- Pages: 384
- Format: Hardcover
Additional Information
- DPCI: 248-04-6127
- ASIN: B002MKU0C4
- Catalog #: 11480971
- ISBN: 9780151011117
- Item can be gift wrapped.
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- Estimated Ship Weight: 1.50 pounds.
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