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Fremmede konsuler i Norge ca. 1660-1905 - Historisk Tidsskrift

Fremmede konsuler i Norge ca. 1660-1905 - Historisk Tidsskrift

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<strong>Fremmede</strong> <strong>konsuler</strong> i <strong>Norge</strong> <strong>ca</strong>. <strong>1660</strong>-<strong>1905</strong><br />

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beginning of the 20 th Century. The recruitment of consuls, their social position,<br />

and the changing relative importance of their roles in politics, diplomacy and<br />

lo<strong>ca</strong>l community life are among the various aspects discussed. Besides the consequences<br />

of general change in societal organization over time, the histori<strong>ca</strong>l<br />

transformations of the constitutional status of Norway, from possession of the<br />

Danish absolute monarch over semi-independent state, in personal union with<br />

Sweden, to sovereign nation, offer the advantage of studying the consular institution<br />

under different state systems. The essential feature of the consular institution<br />

appears to be its great adaptability, not being restricted to one singular<br />

function or modus operandi, but simply with the task of representing and assisting<br />

foreign states and their citizens as the common denominator across different<br />

epochs and institutional settings.

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