The Politics of Diplomacy: Revolution, War and Peace, 1989-1992.

BAKER, III.

Item Number: 132737

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995.

First edition of this work by the former Secretary of State. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Bill Greenup with best wishes Semper Fi!- Jim Baker.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by One Plus Studio. Written with Thomas M. DeFrank.

Former Secretary of State Baker's memoirs offer an engaging and candid behind-the-scenes look at the conduct of U.S. foreign policy during one of the most tumultuous periods in recent history. The dramatic political convulsions of his tenure?the Tiananmen Square massacre, breakup of the Soviet Union, collapse of the Berlin wall, German reunification, and Iraqi invasion of Kuwait?form the backdrop for Baker's intriguing account of his forays into the vicissitudes of international diplomacy, a tale laced with personal anecdotes and intimate portraits of major world figures.