Women, Diplomacy and International Politics since 1500Glenda Sluga, Carolyn James 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. |
Contents
The long international history of women and diplomacy | 1 |
1 Women and diplomacy in Renaissance Italy | 13 |
Familial ties political ambition and epistolary diplomacy in Renaissance Europe | 30 |
Margaret de la Marck 15271599 and Arenberg family strategy during the Dutch Revolt | 46 |
4 Lady Anne Fanshawe ambassadress of England at the Court of Madrid 16641666 | 68 |
Royal women marriage diplomacy and international politics at the Spanish French and Imperial Courts 16651679 | 86 |
Women and diplomacy in the early eighteenth century | 107 |
7 Women diplomacy and international politics before and after the Congress of Vienna | 120 |
Roxandra EdlingSturdza on the European scene | 151 |
Women in the British diplomatic service circa 19191972 | 167 |
11 Gender and international relations through the lens of the League of Nations 19191945 | 182 |
12 Advocating for a feminist internationalism between the wars | 202 |
Americas first female chiefs of mission 19331964 | 222 |
A midtwentiethcentury portrait | 240 |
The residence gender and diplomatic wives in late twentiethcentury Sweden | 254 |
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Maria Pavlovna between Weimar and Saint Petersburg on the eve of the Congress of Vienna | 137 |
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Women, Diplomacy and International Politics since 1500 Glenda Sluga,Carolyn James Limited preview - 2015 |
Women, Diplomacy and International Politics Since 1500 Glenda Sluga,Carolyn James No preview available - 2016 |
Women, Diplomacy and International Politics Since 1500 Glenda Sluga,Carolyn James No preview available - 2016 |