Carol Chillington Rutter

Gebundenes Buch

Lying Abroad

Henry Wotton and the Invention of Diplomacy

Beschreibung

Lying abroad reconstructs the tumultuous early modern career of a jobbing ambassador, Henry Wotton, the man James I sent to Venice in 1604 to restore Anglo-Venetian relations. It recounts his back-story then follows his daily life in diplomacy, poised between tedium and crisis - a life endlessly theatrical. -- .

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Februar 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781526172068
• ISBN-10: 1526172062
• Artikelnr.: 73779001