Serbian-born Paris-educated lawyer Pavle Beljanski (1892-1965) spent the first half of the twentieth century in diplomatic service in Stockholm, Warsaw, Berlin, Vienna, Rome and Paris. During his... More > extended stations in Paris he was exposed to the latest trends in modernist visual art – a subject that had long held his interest. He also met and befriended many Serbian artists and writers who had gone to France to study and develop their artistic practices. By the end of World War II, Beljanski had amassed the most extensive collection of Serbian modernist art – a cohesive opus that he bequeathed to the city of Novi Sad and the people of Vojvodina. This study examines a quarter of the collection: forty-six objects by seven female artists.< Less
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist and writer based in Florence during the Renaissance. He was for many years an official... More > in the Florentine Republic, with responsibilities in diplomatic and military affairs. He was a founder of modern political science, and more specifically political ethics. He also wrote comedies, carnival songs, and poetry. His personal correspondence is renowned in the Italian language. He was Secretary to the Second Chancery of the Republic of Florence from 1498 to 1512, when the Medici were out of power. He wrote his masterpiece, The Prince, after the Medici had recovered power and he no longer held a position of responsibility in Florence.< Less
After 25 years of calm predictable married life with husband George, Linda is driven to go to a last minute school reunion in Brussels in hopes of finding out what happened to a long lost love and... More > get to the bottom of why her diplomat father was killed. She uncovers much more than she bargained for and barely escapes with her life as she finds answers to her questions and faces off in an unbelievable surprise ending.< Less
IN THE EARLY 1960's before television, computers, and cell phones demystified the dark corners of the world, Amanda and Patrick Tierney begin their married life together on the Southeast Asian island... More > of Ceylon. The young couple is told that Ceylon is "The Pearl of the East," a beautiful and peaceful country; but independence from British rule is brewing a political storm that will change Ceylon to Sri Lanka and result in the longest civil war in Asian history. Change is growing inside Amanda, too. While trying to be the perfect diplomat's wife, she ignores her husband's wishes and accepts a job to illustrate stories for a Colombo newspaper. Her friendship with a Ceylonese writer leads the American couple to encounter things never dreamed of in Western philosophy or in the briefings Patrick has received from the US State Department.< Less
This is a transcript of British Parliamentary debate in 1964. The Commons debated on the issue of diplomatic rights following the Vienna Convention in 1961. The debate later led to the pass of... More > Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964, replacing Diplomatic Privileges Act 1708, one of the earliest laws in the world on embassy’s privileges.
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Diplomatic Privileges Act Debate 1964 is published on the occasion of the beta issue, Embassy.< Less
