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In the first half of the twentieth century, world politics underwent a profound transformation, as foreign policy was democratised, ambitious attempts to build lasting peace and prosperity through international organisation were launched, public diplomacy and education in international relations became widespread and much else. This book offers a new look at this transformation – often told as the story of the eclipse of the ‘old’ diplomacy by the ‘new’ – by showing how these new international practices and principles came to be shared by traditional diplomats and internationalist newcomers alike, blending new and old forms of diplomacy. The introduction outlines the key themes of the book. Starting from the historical rhetoric of ‘instruments’, it explains key terms and concepts. Second, it reviews recent historiography as well as scholarship in International Relations and related fields to contextualise the book. Finally, it provides an overview of the chapters and teases out some common threads, focussing on the ways in which internationalists sought to solve international problems at an international level by interacting with established institutions at the highest level of political decision making.

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Instruments of international order

Internationalism and diplomacy, 1900–50

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