{"product_id":"2026200013777-secondhand-australian-ambassador-international-relations-at-first-hand","title":"Australian Ambassador: International Relations At First Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the intersection of diplomacy and memoir, Australian Ambassador: International Relations at First Hand offers a rare and candid view into the inner workings of global statecraft as seen through the eyes of one of Australia's most distinguished career diplomats. Sir Walter Russell Crocker — scholar, soldier, and seasoned envoy — chronicles his decades of service across some of the world's most strategically significant postings, including India, Italy, Indonesia, and the United Nations, presenting an unvarnished account of international affairs during a pivotal era of post-war realignment.\n\nWritten with the authority of direct experience and the clarity of a trained academic mind, this memoir stands as a significant document in the history of Australian foreign policy. Crocker's prose is precise and unsentimental, cutting through the theatre of diplomacy to reveal the personalities, prejudices, and power plays that shaped mid-twentieth-century geopolitics. For readers drawn to questions of national identity, sovereignty, and Australia's evolving role on the world stage, this account leaves one wondering just how much of what unfolds behind closed embassy doors never makes it into the official record.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49160898019547,"sku":"2026200013777-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/26ee9ec8-f306-4a92-a63a-241abeda7919.png?v=1787188259","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013777-secondhand-australian-ambassador-international-relations-at-first-hand","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}