The Culture of French Revolutionary Diplomacy: In the Face of Europe (Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations)

This book examines the culture of the French diplomatic corps from 1789 to 1799. It analyzes how the French revolutionaries attempted, albeit unsuccessfully, to transform the diplomatic culture of the old regime, notably in etiquette, language and dress and how the ideology and dynamic of the Revolution affected certain aspects of international affairs. Linda Frey is Professor of History at the University of Montana, US Marsha Frey is Professor of History at Kansas State University, US Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Introduction (Linda Frey, Marsha Frey)....Pages 1-21 Mise en Scène: The Indictment (Linda Frey, Marsha Frey)....Pages 23-63 The Enemy Within: The Attack on Diplomats (Linda Frey, Marsha Frey)....Pages 65-95 The Revolutionary Theater of Power: Precedence and Etiquette (Linda Frey, Marsha Frey)....Pages 97-139 Instruments of the Revolution: Language and Dress (Linda Frey, Marsha Frey)....Pages 141-176 “Empire of Images”: The Deployment of Symbols (Linda Frey, Marsha Frey)....Pages 177-217 “Quite in the Clouds”: French Emissaries Abroad (Linda Frey, Marsha Frey)....Pages 219-257 Conclusion: Return to the Old (Linda Frey, Marsha Frey)....Pages 259-285 Back Matter ....Pages 287-300 Acknowledgments 7 Contents 9 Archival Sources 10 Chapter 1: Introduction 11 References 28 Chapter 2: Mise en Scène: The Indictment 32 References 66 Chapter 3: The Enemy Within: The Attack on Diplomats 73 References 99 Chapter 4: The Revolutionary Theater of Power: Precedence and Etiquette 104 References 140 Chapter 5: Instruments of the Revolution: Language and Dress 147 References 177 Chapter 6: “Empire of Images”: The Deployment of Symbols 183 References 219 Chapter 7: “Quite in the Clouds”: French Emissaries Abroad 224 References 258 Chapter 8: Conclusion: Return to the Old 263 References 286 Index 290 Annotation This text examines the culture of the French diplomatic corps from 1789 to 1799. It analyses how the French revolutionaries attempted, albeit unsuccessfully, to transform the diplomatic culture of the old regime, notably in etiquette, language and dress and how the ideology and dynamic of the Revolution affected certain aspects of international affairs