Perspectives on the honours systems : proceedings of the symposiums Swedish and Russian Orders 1700-2000 & the Honour of Diplomacy /
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| Imprint: | Stockholm, Sweden : Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, c2015. |
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| Description: | 322 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | KVHAA handlingar Historiska serien ; 29 Kungl. Vitterhets historie och antikvitets akademiens handlingar. Historiska serien ; 29. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10394070 |
Table of Contents:
- The Swedish orders of knighthood and their origins
- Orders of knighthood as instruments of diplomacy
- Materiality of honours
- The old world and its legacy during the first half of the twentieth century
- Far Eastern perspectives
- Current practices.