Stephen Banks

Polite Exchange of Bullets

The Duel and the English Gentleman, 1750-1850

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Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9781843835714
• ISBN-10: 1843835711
• Artikelnr.: 29947691

Inhaltsangabe

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