Art of Diplomacy

In 1716 the French diplomat and author Francois de CalliËres published the treatise De la Maniere de negocier avec les souverainsoan outstandingly successful manual of advice for diplomats perhaps the best of its kind ever written. It has become the classic text highly regarded by 18th century statesmen who considered it essential reading for prospective diplomats and by modern historians who have praised its insights into the conventions and techniques that remained a distinctive feature of European statecraft for almost 300 years.