Author: Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9004304789 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 304
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The Peace of Utrecht (1713), which brought an end to the War of the Spanish Succession, was a milestone in global history. Performances of Peace aims to rethink the significance of the Peace of Utrecht by exploring the nexus between culture and politics. For too long, cultural and political historians have studied early modern international relations in isolation. By studying the political as well as the cultural aspects of this peace (and its concomitant paradoxes) from a broader perspective, this volume aims to shed new light on the relation between diplomacy and performative culture in the public sphere. Contributors are: Samia Al-Shayban, Lucien Bély, Renger E. de Bruin, Suzan van Dijk, Heinz Duchhardt, Julie Farguson, Linda Frey, Marsha Frey, Willem Frijhoff, Henriette Goldwyn, Cornelis van der Haven, Clare Jackson, Lotte Jensen, Phil McCluskey, Jane O. Newman, Aaron Alejandro Olivas, David Onnekink. This book is available in Open Access.
Author: Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers ISBN: 9789004304772 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 288
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"Performances of Peace: Utrecht 1713" aims to rethink the significance of the Peace of Utrecht (1713) by exploring the nexus between culture and politics.
Author: James Watson Gerard Publisher: Sagwan Press ISBN: 9781340557232 Category : Languages : en Pages : 448
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Author: Gerard James W 1823-1900 Publisher: Hardpress Publishing ISBN: 9781313770576 Category : Languages : en Pages : 452
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Author: Klaus Schwanitz Publisher: ISBN: 9781071402573 Category : Languages : en Pages : 302
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The War of the Spanish Succession was an European conflict triggered by the death of the last Habsburg king of Spain, Charles II, in 1700. As he had reigned over a vast global empire, the question of who would succeed him had long troubled ministers in capitals throughout Europe. The balance of victories and losses shifted regularly over the course of the war, with both sides exhausted militarily and financially. As early as 1710, the Tories initiated secret talks with the French, seeking mutual ground whereon Great Britain and France could dictate peace to the rest of Europe. The Congress of Utrecht opened in 1712, but it was not accompanied by an armistice. One of the first questions discussed was the nature of the guarantees to be given by France and Spain that their crowns would be kept separate. In the meantime the fighting and suffering continued! The treaty secured Britain's main war aims: King Louis XIV's acknowledgment of the Protestant succession in England, and safeguards to ensure that the French and Spanish thrones remained separate. A series of separate treaties signed between 1714 and 1720 ended conflicts that continued in the aftermath of Utrecht between states involved in the War of the Spanish Succession. Utrecht marked the rise of Great Britain under Queen Anne and later the House of Hanover and the end of the hegemonic ambitions of France. It also secured the balance of power and helped to adjust the relations between the major European powers over the coming century. If you enjoy historical stories then you will want to read this book! It was written and published so that this essential part of our History will never be forgotten. Let this volume take you back in time to understand the very important tale of life or death of our ancestors.
Author: Karla Boersma Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht ISBN: 3647500852 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 287
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Today, wellbeing is high on the personal and societal agenda, but thinking about wellbeing certainly is not a new phenomenon. The Greek philosopher Aristotle, for example, came up with the concept of Eudaimonia – the contented state of feeling healthy, happy, and prosperous – and this concept has been influential up until today. Starting from Augustine's thoughts on the topic of wellbeing, which had a great influence on theologians and others in the Early Modern Era, the contributions in this book reflect on a variety of topics ranging from wellbeing for the soul and the body to broader related concepts and theories approaching the theme from such disciplines as music, literature, history and theology.
Author: Dorothée Goetze Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG ISBN: 3110672006 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 838
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New Diplomatic History has turned into one of the most dynamic and innovative areas of research – especially with regard to early modern history. It has shown that diplomacy was not as homogenous as previously thought. On the contrary, it was shaped by a multitude of actors, practices and places. The handbook aims to characterise these different manifestations of diplomacy and to contextualise them within ongoing scientific debates. It brings together scholars from different disciplines and historiographical traditions. The handbook deliberately focuses on European diplomacy – although non-European areas are taken into account for future research – in order to limit the framework and ensure precise definitions of diplomacy and its manifestations. This must be the prerequisite for potential future global historical perspectives including both the non-European and the European world.
Author: Stella Ghervas Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1350179809 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 354
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A Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of history, charting the evolving nature and role of peace throughout history. This volume, A Cultural History of Peace in the Enlightenment, explores peace in the period from 1648 to 1815. As with all the volumes in the illustrated Cultural History of Peace set, this volume presents essays on the meaning of peace, peace movements, maintaining peace, peace in relation to gender, religion and war and representations of peace. A Cultural History of Peace in the Enlightenment is the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on peace in the long eighteenth century.
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