William James Roosen has written the first general study of
European diplomacy in the age of Louis XIV which is based on the
actual practices and institutions of that era, rather than on the
writing of early theoreticians. Though the seventeenth century may
not have been a period of great innovations in international
diplomacy, it provides us with an important illustration of the
"workings of a system which was well suited to the gradually
changing needs of its time" and which has been called "the best
form of diplomacy ever developed." Dr. Roosen demonstrates both the
obvious differences and the many similarities between diplomatic
procedures and practices of the seventeenth century and the
twentieth. Any student of diplomacy and international relations
will gain valuable insight and understanding from this study of the
early modern diplomatic personalities, institutions, and practices.
One of Dr. Roosen's goals in writing this book has been to discover
the relationships between the ideological and socioeconomic
structures and the diplomatic personalities who have influenced
modern diplomacy. Further, he supplies the only available study of
the realities of diplomatic practices in seventeenth century
Europe, and provides an excellent basis for comparison with
twentieth century international relations, in the hope that
"studying early modern diplomatic personalities, institutions and
practices should increase our understanding of international
relations today." There are chapters on "The States of Europe,"
"Kings and Ministers," "Ambassadors," "Second Class Diplomats," "A
Typical Early Modern Embassy," "Information: Important Objective of
Diplomatic Activity," and "The Variety of Diplomatic Duties.
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