Informed by discussions and interviews with more than fifty seasoned foreign and American negotiators, this landmark study offers a rich and detailed portrait of the negotiating practices of American officials.

"How to resolve conflicts and get the best out of bargaining." -- T.p. cover.

This book explains why some cease-fire fall apart quickly while others last for years. "This is a first-rate work of political science. Page Fortna does something all too rare in contemporary international relations research.

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

An in-depth introduction to negotiation, drawing on numerous real-world examples. Accompanied by a rich suite of online resources.

Drawing on a mass of empirical data, including a large number of interviews, this book relates the abstract debate over international norms and ethics to the realities of international relations.

Examines how and why great powers act to defuse ethnic conflict within small powers.

It tells the story of three historical examples of appeasement: the greek city-states of the fourth century b.c., which lost their freedom to Philip II of Macedon; England in the twenties and thirties, and the failure to stop Germany's ...

Mohamed Heikal here illuminates Arab attitudes towards Israel, which have often seemed baffling to the outside world.