| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 273 pages) |
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Women's and gender history |
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Women's and gender history.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; Introduction: The long international history of women and diplomacy; 1 Women and diplomacy in Renaissance Italy; 2 Cousins and queens: Familial ties, political ambition and epistolary diplomacy in Renaissance Europe; 3 Dynastic relations on an international stage: Margaret de la Marck (1527-1599) and Arenberg family strategy during the Dutch Revolt; 4 Lady Anne Fanshawe, ambassadress of England at the Court of Madrid (1664-1666) |
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5 Marriage plots: Royal women, marriage diplomacy and international politics at the Spanish, French and Imperial Courts, 1665-1679; 'Paper negotiations': Women and diplomacy in the early eighteenth century; 7 Women, diplomacy and international politics, before and after the Congress of Vienna; 8 The Tsar's sister as state diplomat: Maria Pavlovna between Weimar and Saint Petersburg on the eve of the Congress of Vienna; 9 A 'goodwill ambassador' in the post-Napoleonic era: Roxandra Edling-Sturdza on the European scene |
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10 Gendering diplomatic history: Women in the British diplomatic service, circa 1919-1972; 11 Gender and international relations through the lens of the League of Nations (1919-1945); 12 Advocating for a feminist internationalism between the wars; 13 A woman's place is in the embassy: America's first female chiefs of mission, 1933-1964; 14 Vangie Bruce's diplomatic salon: A mid-twentieth-century portrait; 15 The performance of diplomacy: The residence, gender and diplomatic wives in late twentieth-century Sweden; Index |
| Summary |
Women, Diplomacy and International Politics since 1500 explores the role of women as agents of diplomacy in the trans-Atlantic world since the early modern age. Despite increasing evidence of their involvement in political life across the centuries, the core historical narrative of international politics remains notably depleted of women. This collection challenges this perspective. Chapters cover a wide range of geographical contexts, including Europe, Russia, Britain and the United States, and trace the diversity of women's activities and the significance of their contributions. Together these essays open up the field to include a broader interpretation of diplomatic work, such as the unofficial avenues of lobbying, negotiation and political representation that made women central diplomatic players in the salons, courts and boudoirs of Europe. Through a selection of case studies, the book throws into new perspective the operations of political power in local and national domains, bridging and at times reconceptualising the relationship of the private to the public. Women, Diplomacy and International Politics since 1500 is essential reading for all those interested in the history of diplomacy and the rise of international politics over the past five centuries.-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 18, 2019) |
| Subject |
Women diplomats -- Europe -- History
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Women diplomats -- History
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Women -- Political activity -- Europe -- History
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Women -- Political activity -- History
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International relations -- History.
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World politics.
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Diplomatic relations
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International relations
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Women diplomats
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Women -- Political activity
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World politics
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Diplomatin
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Diplomatie
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Internationale Politik
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Politisk verksamhet -- diplomater -- Europa -- renässansen -- 1500-talet -- 1600-talet -- 1700-talet -- 1800-talet -- 1900-talet.
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Adel -- släktskap -- relationer.
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Internationella relationer -- organisationer.
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Äktenskap -- gifta kvinnor.
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Feminism.
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Nobility -- kinship -- relations.
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International relations -- organizations.
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Marriage -- married women.
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Feminism.
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Kvinnliga diplomater -- historia.
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Internationella relationer -- genusaspekter -- historia.
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Diplomati -- genusaspekter -- historia.
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Kvinnor i politiken -- historia.
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| SUBJECT |
Europe -- Foreign relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045680
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Sluga, Glenda, 1962- editor.
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James, Carolyn, editor
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| ISBN |
131571311X |
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9781315713113 |
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9781317497028 |
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1317497023 |
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9781317497011 |
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1317497015 |
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