British Diplomats and Diplomacy, 1688-1800

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University of Exeter Press, 2001 - 244 Seiten
This book discusses British diplomats and diplomacy during the formative period in which Britain emerged as the leading world power (1688-1800). Jeremy Black uses the issue of diplomatic representation in order to discuss questions about the professionalism of British government, the nature of patronage and the degree to which Britain should be seen in this period as moving towards a more modern and bureaucratic system. Supported by copious quotations from their letters, the book focuses on an interesting group of individuals in order to provide an understanding of the capabilities of British foreign policy, and examines British diplomats and diplomacy in the context of the situation in other countries. It is based on a comprehensive mastery of British and foreign archival sources by a scholar whose work has had a remarkable impact in the historical world.
 

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The Choice of Envoys
18
Effectiveness
51
The English Plan of Diplomacy
64
Means of Control
77
The Diplomatic Life
96
Diplomats and the Information Society
118
Diplomacy and British Foreign Policy
146
Sources
177
Notes
199
Selected Further Reading
236
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Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter and is one of the world's leading military historians. He works on post-1500 military history and also on eighteenth-century British history, international relations, cartographic history and newspaper history. His many publications include 'History of the British Isles', 'War and the World, 1450-2000', 'Why Wars Happen', 'Maps and History' and 'Maps of Politics'.

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