Diplomatic afterlives / Andrew F. Cooper

By:

Cooper, Andrew Fenton, (1950-)

Publication details: Cambridge : Polity , 2015Description: VIII, 206 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

978-0-7456-6198-8

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Abstract: No longer content to fade away into comfortable retirement, a growing number of former political leaders have pursued diplomatic afterlives. From Nelson Mandela to Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton, to Tony Blair and Mikhail Gorbachev, this set of highly-empowered individuals increasingly try to make a difference on the global stage by capitalizing on their freelance celebrity status while at the same time building on their embedded club attributes and connections.In this fascinating book, Andrew F. Cooper provides the first in-depth study of the motivations, methods, and contributions made by these former leaders as they take on new responsibilities beyond service to their national states (Texto de la contracubierta)

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Monografías	Biblioteca Central del MAEC Depósito	54160	Available		1061089

Bibliografía: p. [172]-189

No longer content to fade away into comfortable retirement, a growing number of former political leaders have pursued diplomatic afterlives. From Nelson Mandela to Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton, to Tony Blair and Mikhail Gorbachev, this set of highly-empowered individuals increasingly try to make a difference on the global stage by capitalizing on their freelance celebrity status while at the same time building on their embedded club attributes and connections.In this fascinating book, Andrew F. Cooper provides the first in-depth study of the motivations, methods, and contributions made by these former leaders as they take on new responsibilities beyond service to their national states (Texto de la contracubierta)