Présentation de l'éditeur
Because of the overarching shadow of ‘the state’ in all things diplomatic, traditional diplomatic history has neglected the study of any actors in foreign relations other than state diplomats, such as ambassadors. This volume focuses on the question of how and why consuls, missionaries, and spies not formally tied to the state or a prince could play a role in premodern diplomatic relations. It highlights their multiple loyalties, their volatility, and the porous boundaries of diplomatic activity. Historical research on non-state actors – in the context of the so-called new diplomatic history – is all the more urgent as it demonstrates their undeniably significant contributions to the formation of Europe’s international relations.
Contributors are: Maurits Ebben, Dante Fedele, Alan Marshall, Jacques Paviot, Felicia Roșu, Jean-Baptiste Santamaria, Louis Sicking, and John Watkins.
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Introduction
Auteurs : Maurits Ebben and Louis Sicking
Part 1 Theoretical Challenges
Chapter 1 Premodern Non-State Agency: The Theoretical, Historical, and Legal Challenge
Auteur : John Watkins
Chapter 2 Plurality of Diplomatic Agents in Premodern Literature on the Ambassador
Auteur : Dante Fedele
Part 2 Consuls
Rédacteurs en chef Maurits Ebben and Louis Sicking
Chapter 3 Space, Agency, and Conflict Management in the Late Medieval Baltic: Urban Colonies and Representatives of Hanse Towns at Scania
Auteur : Louis Sicking
Chapter 4 Your High and Mighty Lordships’ Most Humble Servants: Dutch Consuls and the States General’s Diplomacy in Spain, 1648–1661
Auteur : Maurits Ebben
Part 3 Missionaries
Rédacteurs en chef Maurits Ebben and Louis Sicking
Chapter 5 The Mendicant Friars: Actors in Diplomatic Encounters with the Mongols
Auteur : Jacques Paviot
Chapter 6 The New Indies, the Desired Indies: Antonio Possevino and the Jesuits between Diplomacy and Missionarism in Northeastern Europe, 1577–1587
Auteur : Felicia Roșu
Part 4 Spies
Rédacteurs en chef Maurits Ebben and Louis Sicking
Chapter 7 Secrets, Diplomatics, and Spies in Late Medieval France and in the Burgundian State: Parallel Practices and Undercover Operations
Auteur : Jean-Baptiste Santamaria
Chapter 8 ‘Secret Wheeles’: Clandestine Information, Espionage, and European Intelligence
Auteur : Alan Marshall
