LEADER 02905nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910779514703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-84586-155-8 010 $a1-4744-7298-2 010 $a1-84586-219-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9781474472982 035 $a(CKB)2550000001040850 035 $a(EBL)3055078 035 $a(OCoLC)922971726 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001101056 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11600754 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001101056 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11067171 035 $a(PQKB)10460582 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3055078 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10655459 035 $a(DE-B1597)615389 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781474472982 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3055078 035 $a(OCoLC)1322124495 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001040850 100 $a20130228d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe dangerous trade$b[electronic resource] $espies, spymasters and the making of Europe /$fedited by Daniel Szechi 210 $aDundee $cDundee University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (215 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84586-060-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""Diego GuzmA?¡n de Silva and Sixteenth-century Venice""; ""Oxenstiernaa???s Spies""; ""a???Woeful Knighta???""; ""Nathaniel Hooke and the Dynamics of Covert Operations in Eighteenth-century France""; ""The Fallen Politiciana???s Way Back In""; ""Giacomo Casanova and the Venetian Inquisitors""; ""Notes""; ""Index"" 330 $aThis book is about the secret history of Europe. Drawing on the latest research by experts in the field, it opens up the hidden world of the Dangerous Trade: the spying and secret operations that made and broke European nations between 1500 and 1800. Espionage, blackmail and bribery were the Trade's regular tools; assassination, provoking civil war and black propaganda were the ones used for 'special' occasions. But who were the practitioners of these dark arts? How were they recruited? What did they achieve? By exploring the lives of spies and secret agents such as Giacomo Casanova, Nathaniel Hooke, Melchor de Macanaz and many more, the book reveals the unknown story that underlies the making of modern Europe. 606 $aEspionage$zEurope 615 0$aEspionage 700 $aSzechi$b Daniel, $4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0252707 701 $aSzechi$b D$g(Daniel)$0252707 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779514703321 996 $aThe dangerous trade$93846098 997 $aUNINA