List of Figures About the Authors I Introduction 1. Languages of Diplomacy in the Early Modern World. An Introduction Gleb Kazakov and Vladislav Rjéoutski II German-Speaking States and the Growing Role of French in European Diplomacy 2. German and French in the Diplomacy of the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1700-1730 Gleb Kazakov 3. The 'Linguistic Turn' in Diplomacy in Prussia under Frederick II Tatjana Trautmann 4. Languages in the Diplomatic Correspondence between France and Territories of the Holy Roman Empire Nina Pösch III Linguistic Policies, Language Practices, and Diplomatic Careers 5. Models and Practices of Language Use at the Peace Congresses of the Seventeenth Century Guido Braun 6. "Write in no Foreign Language but Solely and Only in Swedish": Languages of Internal Communication in Swedish Diplomacy, c.

1700-1792 Sophie Holm 7. An Empire on the Wane? Language Use and Linguistic Policy in Eighteenth-Century Spanish Diplomacy Vladislav Rjéoutski 8. Language and Career: Karl and Ivan Simolins in the Diplomatic Service of the Russian Empire Maria A. Petrova 9. Language Choice in Eighteenth-Century Diplomatic Ciphers from Europe Michelle Waldispühl and Beata Megyesi IV Languages in Contacts between European and Non-European Powers 10. Linguistic Practice in Dutch Diplomacy in Taiwan, 1624-1662 Christopher Joby 11. The Eloquence of Ottoman Diplomacy: How Ottomans Acquired and Used Languages in the Eighteenth Century Irena Fliter 12. Language and Legitimacy: The Entry of American Diplomats into the Francophone World of Diplomacy, 1775-1800 Ellen R.

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