Spies, Espionage and Secret Diplomacy in the Early Modern Period
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Spies, Espionage and Secret Diplomacy in the Early Modern Period

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Spies, Espionage and Secret Diplomacy in the Early Modern Period

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Approaching early modern spies, espionage and secret diplomacy as central elements in (wartime) communication networks, the thirteen contributions to this volume examine different kinds of espionage (economic espionage, political espionage etc.), identify different types of spies - diplomats, postmasters, court musicians, cooks and prostitutes - and reflect the multiple meanings and functions of information obtained through the many practices of spying in the early modern period. Drawing on examples from a wide range of states and empires, the volume looks into recruitment strategies and cryptography, highlights processes of professionalization and traces the reputation of spies ranging from the >honourablevillain<.

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Publisher
Kohlhammer Verlag
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9783170389380
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9783170389397
Topic
History
Subtopic
Social History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Deckblatt
  2. Titelseite
  3. Impressum
  4. Content
  5. Introduction
  6. De l’informativitĂ©. À propos du systĂšme d’espionnage de la France pendant la guerre de Succession d’Espagne
  7. Economic Espionage in the Early Modern Period
  8. Dominus Spiarum The development of a magistrate responsible for selecting spies in legal documents of late medieval and early modern Italy (fourteenth to sixteenth centuries)
  9. Espion : un mĂ©tier ? Deux parcours d’espions professionnels au XVIIIe siĂšcle
  10. Écrire le secret quotidien Pratiques de la cryptographie au sein de la diplo-matie française (XVIe siùcle — premier XVIIe siùcle)
  11. “Le maütre de cette poste est notre plus grand ennemi” Postal Service and Espionage during the War of the Spanish Succession
  12. La monarchie catholique espagnole et l’intelligence souterraine : une affaire d’État ? (milieu XVIe – milieu XVIIe siùcle)
  13. L’espionnage espagnol dans la France des guerres de Religion (1562–1598)
  14. Francés de Álava : Aux origines du Grand-espion du Roi Catholique
  15. « Pour l’amour de moy » Relations personnelles et espionnage dans l’entourage de l’ambassadeur savoyard RenĂ© de Lucinge (1585–1588)
  16. Le rĂ©seau secret d’information du prince EugĂšne de Savoie
  17. L’espion visible : construction littĂ©raire ou agent utile de la diplomatie ? RĂ©flexions Ă  partir du cas de Johann Albrecht von Mandelsloh (1616–1644)
  18. The Greek Spies of Muscovy in the Ottoman Empire, 1640s–1650s
  19. List of Contributors
  20. Index personarum
  21. Index locorum

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