LEADER 03428nam 2200577 450 001 9910528128503321 005 20220517105029.0 010 $a91-87351-51-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000323510 035 $a(EBL)1903560 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001401982 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12522672 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001401982 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11358104 035 $a(PQKB)10469849 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1903560 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1903560 035 $a(OCoLC)898769378 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000323510 100 $a20220517d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFlattering alliances $eScandinavia, diplomacy, and the Austrian-French balance of power, 1648-1740 /$fPeter Lindstro?m & Svante Norrhem ; translated by Charlotte Merton 210 1$aLund, Sweden :$cNordic Academic Press,$d[2013] 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (378 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a91-87351-07-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 247-257) and index. 327 $aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Danish-Swedish diplomacy in action-royal marriage negotiations in the 1690s; The Europe of alliances; The aim of the study; Periods, sources, and methods; Definitions and concepts; Background-royal councils and diplomacy; The councils and their political status: a brief history; Everyday diplomacy; The great powers' strategies; Gifts in theory and practice; The effects of gifts; Subsidy policies; Families, states, and loyalties; Patronage; Meeting the great powers; Royal councils in the 1650s; Politics in the 1650s; Royal councils in the 1690s 327 $aPolitics in the 1690sRoyal councils in the 1730s; Politics in the 1730s; Summing up Scandinavia; Transnational families; The effects of patronage; A comparative analysis; Foreign factors; Domestic factors in Sweden; Domestic factors in Denmark; Borders and transnationality; Conclusions; Maps; Notes; Bibliography 330 $aTaking a fresh look at the history of diplomacy, this book looks at the fight for hegemony between France and Austria after the Peace of Westphalia 1648, showing how their clashes dragged the Scandinavian kingdoms into European top-level politics and forced them to take part in the play, constantly negotiating risks and profits. Historians Peter Lindstro?m and Svante Norrhem discuss how the Great Powers were binding allies to their side, and how the Scandinavian countries and their political elites responded. Many of the diplomatic strategies were solidified through family alliances, patronage, 607 $aScandinavia$xForeign relations$zEurope$xHistory$y16th century 607 $aEurope$xForeign relations$zScandinavia$xHistory$y16th century 607 $aScandinavia$xForeign relations$zEurope$xHistory$y17th century 607 $aEurope$xForeign relations$zScandinavia$xHistory$y17th century 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a327.4810409034 700 $aLindstro?m$b Peter$f1970-$01226860 702 $aNorrhem$b Svante$f1962- 702 $aMerton$b Charlotte 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910528128503321 996 $aFlattering alliances$92848715 997 $aUNINA