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The Dangerous Trade: Spies, Spymasters and the Making of Europe

By Daniel Szechi

Book information

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9781474472982
DOI
10.1515/9781474472982
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2001192 bytes)
Pages
280\216
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 02:23:44

Description

This book is about the secret history of Europe. Drawing on the latest research by experts in the field, it opens up the hidden world of the Dangerous Trade: the spying and secret operations that made and broke European nations between 1500 and 1800. Espionage, blackmail and bribery were the Trade's regular tools; assassination, provoking civil war and black propaganda were the ones used for 'special' occasions. But who were the practitioners of these dark arts? How were they recruited? What did they achieve? By exploring the lives of spies and secret agents such as Giacomo Casanova, Nathaniel Hooke, Melchor de Macanaz and many more, the book reveals the unknown story that underlies the making of modern Europe.

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