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Combining the perspectives of 18 international scholars from Europe and the United States with a critical discussion of the role of culture in international relations, this volume introduces recent trends in the study of Culture and International History. It systematically explores the cultural dimension of international history, mapping existing approaches and conceptual lenses for the study of cultural factors and thus hopes to sharpen the awareness for the cultural approach to international history among both American and non-American scholars. The first part provides a methodological introduction, explores the cultural underpinnings of foreign policy, and the role of culture in international affairs by reviewing the historiography and examining the meaning of the word culture in the context of foreign relations. In the second part, contributors analyze culture as a tool of foreign policy. They demonstrate how culture was instrumentalized for diplomatic goals and purposes in different historical periods and world regions. The essays in the third part expand the state-centered view and retrace informal cultural relations among nations and peoples. This exploration of non-state cultural interaction focuses on the role of science, art, religion, and tourism. The fourth part collects the findings and arguments of part one, two, and three to define a roadmap for further scholarly inquiry. A group of" commentators" survey the preceding essays, place them into a larger research context, and address the question "Where do we go from here?" The last and fifth part presents a selection of primary sources along with individual comments highlighting a new genre of resources scholars interested in culture and international relations can consult

"Culture & History: Digital Journal. Vol. 6, Issue 1 " -- "Legal Page" -- "Table of contents" -- "Editorial" -- "Confessional Conflict, Networks and Cultural Transfer on Trans-national Perspective" -- "Dossier" -- "Institutional Violence: The Takeover of Municipalities by Protestants in the South of France (1560-1562)" -- "Exiles-Migrants and Reconciliation in the Spanish Low Countries after the Peace of Arras (1579)" -- "Loys Dorléans and the "Catholiques Anglois" (...)" -- "The Glorious Martyrdom of the Cross (...)" -- ""The Godly Greedy Appetite": New Relic Circulation in the Early Modern World" -- "Popular Protests, the Public Sphere and Court Catholicism (...)" -- "Articles" -- "Monsters of an Awakened Reason (...)" -- "Writting on history" -- "Leyendo todavía a Edward P. Thompson