| Description |
1 online resource (317 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Frontcover; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 Setting the Scene: The Arrival of the Duel and a Brief History to 1750; 2 Fashion and Physicality; 3 Politeness, Interest and Transgression: Social Interaction and the Causes of Duelling; 4 Controversies and Calculations: Th e Incidence and Distribution of Duelling; 5 Guts and Governance: Honour Culture and Colonial Administration; 6 Dangerous Friends: Conciliation, Counsel and the Conduct of English Duelling; 7 The Contest in the Courtroom: Duelling and the Criminal Justice System |
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8 The Years of Decline, the European Middle and the Domestic Duellist9 The Reformation of Space, Place and Mind; 10 Dishonourable Duellists and the Rationalisation of Punishment and Warfare; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; Backcover |
| Summary |
An overview of the phenomenon of duelling in England and the English colonies, including North America, showing how duelling developed, how duels were conducted, how duelling was related to notions of "honour", and how duelling declined. Includes as an appendix details of over 120 English duels |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Dueling -- England -- History -- 18th century
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Dueling -- England -- History -- 19th century
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Honor -- Social aspects -- History -- 18th century
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Honor -- Social aspects -- History -- 19th century
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Martial Arts & Self-Defense.
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HISTORY -- Modern -- General.
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Dueling
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Honor -- Social aspects
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England
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781846158810 |
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1846158818 |
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