Diplomatic Gifts
Gifts have been part of international relations since ancient times. They can serve as tokens of friendship, apology or authority; as taunts, bribes, boasts or tricks. They can also go wrong: Mali''s 2013 gift of a camel to French President François Hollande was reported to have ended up in a tagine.
Exploring fifty diplomatic gifts given through the ages, Brummell explains the great complexity o...
Gifts have been part of international relations since ancient times. They can serve as tokens of friendship, apology or authority; as taunts, bribes, boasts or tricks. They can also go wrong: Mali''s 2013 gift of a camel to French President François Hollande was reported to have ended up in a tagine.
Exploring fifty diplomatic gifts given through the ages, Brummell explains the great complexity o...
