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The dangerous trade : spies, spymasters and the making of Europe /

This book is about the secret history of Europe. Drawing on the latest research by experts in the field, it opens up the hidden world of the Dangerous Trade: the spying and secret operations that made and broke European nations between 1500 and 1800. Espionage, blackmail and bribery were theTrade�...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Szechi, D. (Daniel)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dundee : Dundee University Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Diego Guzmán de Silva and Sixteenth-century Venice
  • Oxenstiernaâ€?s Spies
  • â€?Woeful Knightâ€?
  • Nathaniel Hooke and the Dynamics of Covert Operations in Eighteenth-century France
  • The Fallen Politicianâ€?s Way Back In
  • Giacomo Casanova and the Venetian Inquisitors
  • Notes
  • Index