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Source: NPR "Talk of the Nation"

Roundup

7-31-06

Wright examines history of diplomacy to 1815 [audio 10min]

Historian Jonathan Wright's new book examines diplomacy and diplomats from antiquity to the Congress of Vienna in 1815. He talks about his latest work, The Ambassadors: From Ancient Greece to Renaissance Europe, the Men Who Introduced the World to Itself. ~Website offers book excerpt.

Read entire article at NPR "Talk of the Nation"