E-Book, Englisch, 330 Seiten
Banks A Polite Exchange of Bullets
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84615-881-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
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The Duel and the English Gentleman, 1750-1850
E-Book, Englisch, 330 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-84615-881-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Explores why minor slights to certain kinds of gentlemen led to duels in order for honour to be satisfied, and how such ideas about honour changed over time.
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Introduction
Setting the scene: The arrival of the duel and a brief history to 1750
Fashion and physicality
Politeness, interest and transgression: social interaction and the causes of duelling
Controversies and calculations: the incidence and distribution of duelling
Guts and governance: honour culture and colonial administration
Dangerous friends: conciliation, counsel and the conduct of English duelling
The contest in the courtroom: duelling and the criminal justice system
The years of decline: The European middle and the domestic duellist
The reformation of space, place and mind
Dishonourable duellists and the rationalisation of punishment and warfare
Conclusion