The diplomatic system was born out of the need for communication and collaboration, and knowledge of the other. The history of events andof diplomatic practices that is associated with international relations is seen through the lens ofall condititions of diplomatic life, instruments, resources and limitations of the time. From diplomatic preponderance to European balance, the history of diplomacy and international relations is transposed in the socio-economic, religious and political context of XVII-XVIII centuries. This book is both a cross-sectional analysis and also a longitudinal one on...