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Richard Woolcott (1927–2023)
Auteur de The Hot Seat: Reflections on Diplomacy from Stalin's Death to the Bali Bombings
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de Richard Woolcott
The Hot Seat: Reflections on Diplomacy from Stalin's Death to the Bali Bombings (2003) 21 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1927
- Date de décès
- 2023-02-02
- Nationalité
- Australia
- Lieu de naissance
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Lieu du décès
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Études
- University of Melbourne
- Professions
- diplomat
civil servant
Membres
Critiques
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 3
- Membres
- 44
- Popularité
- #346,250
- Évaluation
- 3.3
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 4
Woolcott has obviously done some interesting and important things (and doesn't mind telling us about it) and yes, he was involved in some important events (which he definitely doesn't mind telling us about) but the whole 'there I was, when a funny native said ...'wears thin. In the final chapter the author has a quick jab at the current political climate, but that is about it for analysis.
There are a few gems in the book, and perhaps for some it would be worth reading the whole book to find them. And I am guessing that Woolcott would be a great dinner party guest. But as an author, he comes across as just a bit too smug.… (plus d'informations)