Download or read book The Politics of Diplomacy written by James Addison Baker and published by Putnam Adult. This book was released on 1995 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By anyone's reckoning, James Baker's years as Secretary of State contained some of the most pivotal events of the second half of the 20th century, and few men played as crucial a role in so many of them as did Baker. This candid, revealing account offers readers a unique perspective on such world-shaking events as the fall of the Eastern Bloc, the invasion of Panama, the Gulf War, and the birth of freedom in South Africa. Photos.