TY - BOOK ID - 3557336 TI - Russia and courtly Europe : ritual and the culture of diplomacy, 1648-1725 PY - 2016 VL - *48 SN - 9781107050594 9781107279599 9781107646131 1107646138 1107050596 1108110312 1108109632 1108105548 110811167X 1107279593 1108110991 1108114393 1108113710 9781108114394 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Diplomacy KW - Political customs and rites KW - Customs and rites, Political KW - Political rituals KW - Rituals, Political KW - Manners and customs KW - Political anthropology KW - Rites and ceremonies KW - History KW - International relations KW - History. KW - Europe KW - Russia KW - Council of Europe countries KW - Eastern Hemisphere KW - Eurasia KW - Foreign relations KW - Kings and rulers KW - Court and courtiers KW - #KVHA:Cultuurgeschiedenis; Rusland KW - #KVHA:Diplomatie; Rusland KW - #KVHA:17de eeuw; Rusland KW - #KVHA:Taalkunde; Russisch KW - Russie KW - Rossīi︠a︡ KW - Rossīĭskai︠a︡ Imperīi︠a︡ KW - Russia (Provisional government, 1917) KW - Russia (Vremennoe pravitelʹstvo, 1917) KW - Russland KW - Ṛusastan KW - Russia (Tymchasovyĭ uri︠a︡d, 1917) KW - Russian Empire KW - Rosja KW - Russian S.F.S.R. KW - Russia (Territory under White armies, 1918-1920) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3557336 AB - In this new book on early modern diplomacy, Jan Hennings explores the relationship between European powers and Russia beyond the conventional East-West divide from the Peace of Westphalia to the reign of Peter the Great. He examines how, at a moment of new departure in both Europe and Russia, the norms shaping diplomatic practice emerged from the complex relations and direct encounters within the world of princely courts rather than from incompatible political cultures. He makes clear the connections between dynastic representation, politics and foreign relations and shows that Russia, despite its perceived isolation and cultural distinctiveness, participated in the developments and transformations that were taking place more broadly in diplomacy. The central themes of this study are the interlocking manifestations of social hierarchy, monarchical honour and sovereign status in both text and ritual. Related issues of diplomatic customs, institutional structures, personnel, negotiation practice, international law, and the question of cultural transfer also figure prominently. ER -