The Culture of Diplomacy : Britain in Europe, c.1750-1830

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This is not a traditional international relations text that deals with war, trade or power politics. Instead, this book offers an authoritative analysis of the social, cultural and intellectual aspects of diplomatic life in the age of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. It authoritatively i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mori, Jennifer
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
International relations.
Diplomatic relations.
Diplomatic and consular service, British.
British.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
Britanniques > Europe.
Service diplomatique et consulaire britannique > Europe.
British > Europe.
Diplomatic and consular service, British > Europe.
Great Britain.
Europe.
Europe > Relations > Grande-Bretagne.
Europe > Relations exterieures > Grande-Bretagne.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations exterieures > 1789-1820.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations exterieures > 1760-1789.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations exterieures > Europe.
Europe > Relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Relations > Europe.
Europe > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1789-1820.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1760-1789.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Europe.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction: More new diplomatic history; PART 1 The structure of a service; 1. Why diplomacy?; 2. Entrance, training and promotion; 3. Family, sex and marriage; PART 3 Of cabbages and kings; 4. Etiquette and 'face'; 5. Favourites and flunkeys; 6. Gossips, networks and news; PART 3 Beyond the call of duty; 7. The Grand Tour; 8. From ancients to moderns; 9. War, ethnography and religion; 10. Conclusion: Diplomacy transformed?; Appendix A Male diplomats, 1750-1830; Appendix B Female diplomats, 1750-1830; Select primary source bibliography; Index.

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