Secretaries and Statecraft in the Early Modern World / / Paul M. Dover.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: Dover, Paul M.,
• MitwirkendeR: Allinson, Rayne,; Boone, Rebecca Ard,; Dover, Paul M.,; Kinra, Rajeev,; Lazzarini, Isabella,; Martin, Russell E.,; Mitchell, Colin,; Osborne, Toby,; Parrott, David,; Riches, Daniel,; Szabo, Franz A. J.,; Thomson, Erik,; Williams, Megan K.,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.) :; 2 B/W tables

An illuminating exploration of the role played by state secretaries in shaping inter-state relations in early modern EurasiaOne of the prominent themes of the political history of the 16th and 17th centuries is the waxing influence officials in the exercise of state power, particularly in international relations, as it became impossible for monarchs to stay on top of the increasingly complex demands of ruling.Encompassing a variety of cultural and institutional settings, these essays examine how state secretaries, prime ministers and favourites managed diplomatic personnel and the information flows they generated. They explore how these officials balanced domestic matters with external concerns, and service to the monarch and state with personal ambition. By opening various perspectives on policy-making at the level just below the monarch, this volume offers up rich opportunities for comparative history and a new take on the diplomatic history of the period.ContributorsRayne Allinson, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USARebecca Boone, Lamar University in Texas, USAPaul M. Dover, Kennesaw State University, USARajeev Kinra, Northwestern University, USAIsabella Lazzarini, University of Molise, Italy Russell E. Martin, Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA, USAColin Mitchell, Associate Professor of History at Dalhousie UniversityToby Osborne, University of Durham, UKDavid Parrott, New College, University of Oxford, UKDaniel Riches, University of Alabama, USAFranz A. J. Szabo, University of Alberta, CanadaErik Thomson, University of Manitoba, CanadaMegan K. Williams, University of Groningen, Netherlands