Title: Flattering alliances
Description: 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.
Subjects: Foreign relations, History, Diplomacy, Europe, politics and government, 17th century, Denmark, foreign relations, Scandinavia, foreign relations, France, foreign relations, Diplomatic history, Diplomatie, Politique et gouvernement, Relations extérieures, Histoire, Saint-Empire romain germanique, Machtpolitik
Places: Europe, Scandinavia
Time periods: 17th century, 16th century