Hey /lit/
Im an aspiring diplomat. What books should I read about foreign affairs and non related literature that will make me look educated and fancy pants-y in front of my peers?
>>7798104
what country are you from?
>>7798126
Chile
>>7798131
History of the Peloponnesian War
Leviathan
Sunzi
Analects
Laozi
The Strategy of Conflict
What Is History?
The State and Revolution
Causes of War
Perception and Misperception in International Politics
The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
After Hegemony
On War
On Guerrilla Warfare
you will also need to know your national history and literature very well. know some neruda to be able to allude to it. foreigners will like that
>>7798162
Thanks!
Kissinger.
>>7799792
>OP specifically asks for stuff to appear pretentious to peers
>suggests entry level material
youre in the wrong board
>>7798162
>What Is History?
Seconding this
letters from a stoic
meditations
gives some good insight
>>7800071
>He doesn't consider Kissinger essential introductory material for aspiring diplomats interested in foreign affairs.
>>7798104
war and peace