Age of Louis XIV: The Rise of Modern Diplomacy
chapter INTRODUCTION -- chapter I THE STATES OF EUROPE, THEIR DIPLOMACY AND WARS -- chapter II KINGS AND MINISTERS: THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OF DIPLOMACY AND CREATION OF FOREIGN POLICIES -- chapter III AMBASSADORS -- chapter IV SECOND CLASS DIPLOMATS: LOW IN PRESTIGE, HIGH IN IMPORTANCE -- chapter V A TYPICAL EARLY MOderN EMBASSY -- chapter VI INFORMATION: IMPORTANT OBJECTIVE OF DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY -- chapter VII THE VARIETY OF DIPLOMATIC DUTIES -- chapter VIII CONCLUSION.