Съдържание:
  • Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction: More new diplomatic history; PART 1 The structure of a service; 1. Why diplomacy?; 2. Entrance, training and promotion; 3. Family, sex and marriage; PART 3 Of cabbages and kings; 4. Etiquette and 'face'; 5. Favourites and flunkeys; 6. Gossips, networks and news; PART 3 Beyond the call of duty; 7. The Grand Tour; 8. From ancients to moderns; 9. War, ethnography and religion; 10.Conclusion: Diplomacy transformed?; Appendix A Male diplomats, 1750-1830; Appendix B Female diplomats, 1750-1830; Select primary source bibliography; Index