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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Introduction
I The States of Europe, Their Diplomacy and Wars
The Diplomatic Periphery of Europe
The “Great Powers” of The Seventeenth Century
Diplomacy And War: The Sports of Kings from 1648 to 1715/21
II Kings and Ministers: The Central Administration of Diplomacy and Creation of Foreign Policies
Central Administrations
Secretariats and Chancelleries
Assumptions, Motives and Goals
III Ambassadors
Ranks and Titles
“National,” Social, and Occupational Backgrounds of Ambassadors
Jean-Antoine d’Avaux, A French Ambassador
Preparation, Personalities, And Effectiveness
IV Second Class Diplomats: Low In Prestige, High In Importance
Envoys and Residents
Diplomatic Secretaries: Their Rank and Functions
Matthew Prior — Diplomat and Poet
Diplomatic Secretaries — Their Representative Character
Unofficial Diplomats
Consuls and the Consular Service
V A Typical Early Modern Embassy
VI Information: Important Objective Of Diplomatic Activity
Sending Letters Home by Mail and Courier
Ciphers and Cryptography
John Wallis — Decipherer Extraordinary
Recipients of Diplomatic Letters
The Kinds of Information Which Interested Diplomats
Sources of Information—Audiences, Conversations, and Spying
VII The Variety of Diplomatic Duties
Negotiations
Bribery
Influencing Internal Affairs
Protection of Countrymen Abroad
Ceremonial Affairs
CONCLUSION
CHRONOLOGY
APPENDIX
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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