Digital Diplomacy: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Information Age (Paperback)

Editorial Reviews
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"Dizard's account of the technological changes that have impacted U.S. foreign policy is a useful history." -- Marshall Adair"This book can help close the gap between the accelerating digital revolution and our government's capacity to use its benefits." -- Anthony Lake"This book should be required reading for everyone entering the Foreign Service." -- James SchwochWilson Dizard has done it again....This will become an indispensible book for professional diplomatic communicators and for the classroom." -- Steven Livingston --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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“...a timely exploration of the impact of the information/technology revolution on US foreign policy. the book fills a gap in the literature on the information revolution and foreign policy....Recommended for upper-division undergraduates and above.”–Choice
“An informative book on what the information age means for banalaties about a world in which knowledge crosses frontiers. Dizard rolls up his sleeves and explains the practical issues involved.”–Foreign Affairs
“This interesting volume considers issues that are rarely addressed in the study of United States foreign policy: it focuses on how information technologies, from the telegraph to the internet, have affected both the substance of United States foreign policy and the manner in which such policy is formulated. This is a book worth reading.”–International Journal
“Does a superb job of laying out the nuances and trajectories of digital diplomacy and shows in a very accessible style why the issues is so important. This book should be required reading for everyone entering the Foreign Service in the 21st century.”–James Schwoch Associate Professor of Communication Studies Northwestern University
“Wilson Dizard has done it again. As with his earlier work, Digital Diplomacy positions Dizard at the cutting edge of those writing about media, information technology, and diplomacy. This will become and indispensable book for professional diplomatic communicators and for the classroom.”–Steven Livingston Associate Professor and Director, Political Communications Program The George Washington University.

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