Title Flattering alliances : Scandinavia, diplomacy, and the Austrian-French balance of power, 1648-1740 / Peter Lindström & Svante Norrhem ; translated by Charlotte Merton

Published Lund : Nordic Academic Press, [2013]

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Description 263 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm Summary Taking a fresh look at the history of diplomacy, this book looks at the fight for hegemony between France and Austria after the Peace of Westphalia 1648, showing how their clashes dragged the Scandinavian kingdoms into European top-level politics and forced them to take part in the play, constantly negotiating risks and profits. Historians Peter Lindström and Svante Norrhem discuss how the Great Powers were binding allies to their side, and how the Scandinavian countries and their political elites responded. Many of the diplomatic strategies were solidified through family alliances, patronage, and economic politics - something quite different from what is expected from today's diplomatic neutralities Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-257) and index SUBJECT Scandinavian and Nordic Countries http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85117937 -- Foreign relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005791 -- Europe http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045631 -- History -- 16th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006122 Europe -- Foreign relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045680 -- Scandinavia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85117937 -- History -- 16th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006122 Scandinavian and Nordic Countries http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85117937 -- Foreign relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005791 -- Europe http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045631 -- History -- 17th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006123 Europe -- Foreign relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045680 -- Scandinavia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85117937 -- History -- 17th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006123 Author Norrhem, Svante, 1962- LC no. 2013391884 ISBN 9789187351075 9187351072

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