New book: Rebellion and Diplomacy in early modern Europe
Together with international colleagues, the former research group “Revolts as communicative events” (based at Konstanz University from 2013 to 2018) has created two edited volumes on different aspects of early modern uprisings and their cross-border perceptions.
In our second book project, entitled “Rebellion and Diplomacy in early modern Europe” and published with Routledge in June 2023, we consider the role of early modern diplomats in revolts and revolutions. Differentiating regional cultures of diplomatic agency and diplomatic reporting in early modern Europe, we show that arcane and public communication in times of crisis were not necessarily neatly separated. Diplomats did not only act as careful observers but shaped the course of events as spies, news publishers, historians and determined politicians.
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While most chapters focus on the British Isles, Scandinavia, the Holy Roman Empire, France, Spain and Italy, the afterword mentions recent research in Russian and Ottoman revolt diplomacy, which could not be covered in our own book.
The editors and authors are looking forward to feedback and are happy to answer questions.
Please contact Monika Barget to get in touch with the team.
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Monika Barget (December 1, 2022). New book: Rebellion and Diplomacy in early modern Europe. Revolts as Communication. Retrieved November 5, 2024 from https://doi.org/10.58079/toxj