The British Consul: Heir to a Great Tradition (Columbia/Hurst) - Hardcover

Dickie, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0231700172 ISBN 13: 9780231700177

Publisher: Columbia University Press, 2008

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Review:

John Dickie's well written retelling of the history and workings of the Consular service is entertaining, informative, and up-to-the-minute. Mail on Sunday [John Dickie] walks the walk and talks the talk. He knows his way around the Office (Foreign) and the Club (the Travellers'). He has contacts, and form, and access. He is Favoured. Among mandarins, the author is persona gratissima. -- Alex Danchev, Times Higher Education Supplement

About the Author:

John Dickie was the diplomatic editor of the Daily Mail for thirty years, during which time he made numerous official journeys abroad on the foreign secretary's plane and gained unique insight into Britain's Diplomatic and Consular Service. He was awarded an OBE for his services to journalism.

About this edition

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0231700172
• ISBN 13: 9780231700177
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288