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024	7		_a10.7591/9781501727634 _2doi
035			_a(DE-B1597)9781501727634
035			_a(DE-B1597)515311
035			_a(OCoLC)1083586311
040			_aDE-B1597 _beng _cDE-B1597 _erda
050		4	_aDP86.I8 _bL48 2005
072		7	_aHIS045000 _2bisacsh
082	0	4	_a327.46045/09/031
084			_aonline - DeGruyter
100	1		_aLevin, Michael J. _eautore
245	1	0	_aAgents of Empire : _bSpanish Ambassadors in Sixteenth-Century Italy / _cMichael J. Levin.
264		1	_aIthaca, NY : _bCornell University Press, _c[2018]
264		4	_c©2005
300			_a1 online resource (238 p.) : _b1 map, 4 halftones
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
505	0	0	_tFrontmatter -- _tContents -- _tPreface -- _tIntroduction -- _t1. Diplomacy in Venice -- _t2. Diplomacy in Rome under Charles V -- _t3. Philip II and the Papacy, 1556-1573 -- _t4. Philip II and the Papacy, 1573-1598 -- _t5. Special Problems and Ordinary Duties in Rome -- _t6. The Ambassadors as Intelligence Officers -- _t7. The Ambassadors as Cultural Contacts -- _tConclusion: Novedades, No Peace -- _tBibliography -- _tIndex
506	0		_arestricted access _uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec _fonline access with authorization _2star
520			_aHistorians have long held that during the decades from the end of the Habsburg-Valois Wars in 1559 until the outbreak in 1618 of the Thirty Years' War, Spanish domination of Italy was so complete that one can refer to the period as a "pax hispanica." In this book, based on extensive research in the papers of the ambassadors who represented Charles V and Philip II, Michael J. Levin instead reveals the true fragility of Spanish control and the ambiguous nature of its impact on Italian political and cultural life.While exploring the nature and weaknesses of Spanish imperialism in the sixteenth century, Levin focuses on the activities of Spain's emissaries in Rome and Venice, drawing us into a world of intrigue and occasional violence as the Spaniards attempted to manipulate the crosscurrents of Italian and papal politics to serve their own ends. Levin's often-colorful account uncovers the vibrant world of late Renaissance diplomacy in which popes were forced to flee down secret staircases and ambassadors too often only narrowly avoided assassination. An important contribution to our understanding of the nature and limits of the Spanish imperial system, Agents of Empire more broadly highlights the centrality of diplomatic history to any consideration of the politics of empire.
538			_aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Apr 2024)
650		0	_aAmbassadors _zItaly _zPapal States _xHistory _y16th century.
650		0	_aAmbassadors _zItaly _zVenice _xHistory _y16th century.
650		4	_aEurope.
650		4	_aMedieval & Renaissance Studies.
650		7	_aHISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal. _2bisacsh
850			_aIT-RoAPU
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.7591/9781501727634
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501727634
856	4	2	_3Cover _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781501727634/original
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