Beyond Ambassadors Consuls, Missionaries, and Spies in Premodern Diplomacy

Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Maps and Table
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
	Bibliography
Part 1 Theoretical Challenges
	Chapter 1 Premodern Non-State Agency: The Theoretical, Historical, and Legal Challenge
		Sources and Bibliography
	Chapter 2 Plurality of Diplomatic Agents in Premodern Literature on the Ambassador
		1 Medieval Roots
		2 The Literature on the Ambassador in the Early Modern Period
		Sources and Bibliography
Part 2 Consuls
	Chapter 3 Space, Agency, and Conflict Management in the Late Medieval Baltic: Urban Colonies and Representatives of Hanse Towns at Scania
		1 Introduction
		2 Space and Borders: the Topography of the Vittes at Scania
		3 Vögte: Governance of the Vittes and Urban Representation at Scania
		4 Conflict Management at Scania
		5 Conclusion
		Sources and Bibliography
	Chapter 4 Your High and Mighty Lordships’ Most Humble Servants: Dutch Consuls and the States General’s Diplomacy in Spain, 1648–1661
		1 Introduction1
		2 Consuls and the Directie van de Levantse Handel en de Navigatie in de Middellandse Zee
		3 Dutch Consuls in Spanish Ports: Jacob van den Hove, Consul in Cádiz
		4 Dutch Consuls and the Court in Madrid
		5 Van Renswoude Resident in Madrid
		6 The States General, the Resident, and the Consul
		7 Conclusion
		Sources and Bibliography
Part 3 Missionaries
	Chapter 5 The Mendicant Friars: Actors in Diplomatic Encounters with the Mongols
		Sources and Bibliography
	Chapter 6 The New Indies, the Desired Indies: Antonio Possevino and the Jesuits between Diplomacy and Missionarism in Northeastern Europe, 1577–1587
		1 Possevino’s Rise: Muscovy and Transylvania
		2 Possevino’s Fall: Szatmár and the Polish-Lithuanian Interregnum
		3 Possevino’s Identities
		4 Epilogue: the Jesuits and the Delayed Invasion of Muscovy
		5 Conclusions
		Sources and Bibliography
Part 4 Spies
	Chapter 7 Secrets, Diplomatics, and Spies in Late Medieval France and in the Burgundian State: Parallel Practices and Undercover Operations
		1 Introduction
		2 Diplomacy Facing Espionage: the Cult of Secrecy
		3 Networks, Infiltration and Corruption: Diplomacy in Danger
		4 Espionage and Diplomacy in the Era of Handwriting
		5 The Prince Enters the Scene: the Temptation of Personal Policy
		6 Diplomacy at the School of Espionage: Dangerous Liaisons
		7 A Common source: the Power of the Prince
		8 Espionage Serving Diplomacy
		9 Diplomacy Serving Espionage
		10 The Rise of Secret Diplomacy: Spy Behaviour
		11 Power Brokers, Spies, and Diplomats: Networks of Influence
		12 Versatile Careers
		13 A Good Candidate for Espionage and Diplomacy: the Cleric
		14 Nobles, Defectors, Renegades, Strangers: between Instrumentalization and Mistrust
		15 Between Princely and Urban Diplomacy: the Bourgeois
		16 Conclusion: Diplomacy in an Era of Suspicion
		Sources and Bibliography
	Chapter 8 ‘Secret Wheeles’: Clandestine Information, Espionage, and European Intelligence
		1 “Philosophicall rudiments”
		2 Diplomacy and the Non-state Actor
		3 “Le monde du secret”
		4 The Form and Functions of the Spy
		5 The White Brothers and Their Intelligence Business
		6 The Cromwellian Protectorate and the White Brothers
		7 Conclusion
		Sources and Bibliography
Index of Names
Index of Places