New worlds? : transformations in the culture of international relations around the Peace of Utrecht / edited by Inken Schmidt-Voges and Ana Crespo Solana.

"The Peace of Utrecht (1713) was perhaps the first political treaty that had a global impact. It not only ended a European-wide conflict, but led to a cessation of hostilities on the American continent and Indian subcontinent, as well as naval warfare worldwide. The treaty also marked an important step in the development of an integrated world-wide political system. By reconsidering the preconditions, negotiations and consequences of the Peace of Utrecht--rather than focusing on previous concerns with international relations and diplomacy--this book helps embed events in a richer context of diverging networks, globalizing empires, expanding media and changing identities"--Provided by publisher.

Introduction: New worlds? : transformations in the culture of international relations around the Peace of Utrecht / Inken Schmidt-Voges and Ana Crespo Solana -- Part I. Politics -- The peace settlement and the reshaping of Spain (to c. 1725) / Christopher Storrs -- The repercussions of the Treaties of Utrecht for Spanish colonial trade and the struggle to retain Spanish America / Ana Crespo Solana -- Continuity and change in Spanish-Dutch relations between Westphalia (1648) and Utrecht (1714) / Manuel Herrero Sańchez -- Disagreement over a peace agreement : the Barrier Treaty and the conditional transfer of the southern Netherlands to Austria / Klaas van Gelder -- Savoyard representatives in Utrecht : political-aristocratic networks and the diplomatic modernization of the state / Paola Bianchi -- Ending a religious cold war : confessional trans-state networks and the Peace of Utrecht / Sugiko Nishikawa -- Part II. Perceptions -- Old worlds, new worlds? : contemporary reflections upon international relations circa 1713 / David Onnekink -- Empire and the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) / Steven Pincus -- The "balance of power" in British arguments over peace, 1697-1713 / Tony Claydon -- From the Warrior King to the peaceful king : Louis XIV's public image and the Peace of Utrecht / Solange Rameix -- Diverging concepts of peace in German newspapers 1712/1713 : a case-study of the Hamburger relations-courier / Inken Schmidt-Voges.

Includes bibliographical references and index.