Three new reviews of ‘What Diplomats Do’: read them here
With apologies for returning once more to the subject of my recent (first and last) book, What Diplomats Do, I want to let you know that three new reviews of the book have been...
Category: Personal
Lloyd George in cartoons, by Alan Mumford
Alan Mumford, leading collector of and expert on political cartoons, has produced another in his brilliant series of political cartoon biographies, this time of that always fascinating character David Lloyd George, the Welsh wizard...
You can buy ‘What Diplomats Do’ with a substantial discount
If you’re reading this, you’re entitled to a substantially discounted price if you order your copy of my new book, What Diplomats Do, using the order form on my website at https://barder.com/wp-content/uploads/Flyer-What-Diplomats-Do-June14.pdf (for buyers...
“What Diplomats Do”: Information for university teachers and book reviewers about new book
This information is for university teachers of diplomacy or international affairs, and for editors and book reviewers. It supplements the information about What Diplomats Do, Brian Barder’s new book, now available at the publishers’...
“What Diplomats Do – the life and work of diplomats” is published and available to order
This blogger is the author of a book published by Rowman & Littlefield last week, What Diplomats Do: the life and work of diplomats. This is precisely what it says on the tin; it’s...
Don’t miss this brilliant film
I’m still recovering from a blow to my emotional solar plexus delivered by a new movie, Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013) by the French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche (born in Tunis, moved with his...
Notes on October 2013
The savage rise in household energy prices must be a worry for almost everyone in Britain, apart from the super-rich. Ed Miliband has clearly scored a popular bull’s-eye with his promise to freeze them...
Diary of a knee replacement: 16 April to end May 2013
Note: This is a purely personal record of a by no means unique experience, intended for family and friends. It is of little or no interest to anyone else. Comments appended at the end...