{"product_id":"early-modern-diplomacy-and-french-festival-culture-in-a-european-context-1572-1615-9789004435438","title":"Early Modern Diplomacy and French Festival Culture in a European Context, 1572-1615","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is the first to explore the rich festival culture of late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century France as a tool for diplomacy. Bram van Leuveren examines how the late Valois and early Bourbon rulers of the kingdom made conscious use of festivals to advance their diplomatic interests in a war-torn Europe and how diplomatic stakeholders from across the continent participated in and responded to the theatrical and ceremonial events that featured at these festivals. Analysing a large body of multilingual eyewitness and commemorative accounts, as well as visual and material objects, Van Leuveren argues that French festival culture operated as a contested site where the diplomatic concerns of stakeholders from various national, religious, and social backgrounds fought for recognition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements  List of Figures  List of Abbreviations  Preliminary Notes    Introduction   1 Diplomatic Practices   2 Topic and Terminology   3 State of the Field   4 Methodology and Historical Sources   5 Outline of Chapters    1 Unhappy Products of Unhappy Times: European Thought on Diplomacy and Festival Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries   1 Introduction   2 The Humanist Roots of Diplomacy and Festival Culture   3 Practices of Negotiation   4 Practices of Hospitality   5 Practices of Publicisation   6 Conclusion    2 Cross-Confessional Diplomacy: The Parisian Court Festivals of Summer 1572   1 Introduction   2 Diplomatic Context   3 The Ratification Ceremony for the Treaty of Blois, 15 June 1572   4 Banquets and Theatrical Entertainments, 13–20 June 1572   5 The Nuptial Ceremony for the Valois-Navarre Festival, 18 August 1572   6 A Royal Dinner and Theatrical Entertainments, 18–21 August 1572   7 Conclusion    3 Diplomatic (In)Hospitality: Henri III’s Controversial Reception of Dutch Rebels, Winter 1585   1 Introduction   2 Diplomatic Context   3 Travelling to Paris, January–February 1585   4 Reception at Court, February–March 1585   5 Conclusion    4 Public and Back-Channel Diplomacy: Broadcasting Reconciliation at the Time of the Edict of Nantes and the Peace of Vervins, 1598–1600   1 Introduction   2 Diplomatic Context   3 Receiving Catholic and Protestant Allies, Spring 1598   4 Staging Reconciliation, Winter 1600   5 Conclusion    5 Contesting Diplomacies: Continuity and Audience Control at Two Royal Marriages, 1612–1615   1 Introduction   2 Diplomatic Context   3 Winning Support for the Franco-Spanish Double Marriage in Paris, 1612   4 Celebrating the Anglo–German Wedding in London, 1613   5 Celebrating the Franco–Spanish Double Marriage in Paris, 1615   6 Conclusion    Conclusion    Bibliography  Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210804617559,"sku":"9789004435438","price":111.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/early-modern-diplomacy-and-french-festival-culture-in-a-european-context-1572-1615-9789004435438","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}