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Men of Honour: A Social and Cultural History of the Duel
Ute Frevert
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Description for Men of Honour: A Social and Cultural History of the Duel
Hardback. * A wide--ranging and engagingly written social history of the duel* Presents a new argument: that the duel didna t die out in the 19th century as was previously thought, but continued until the 1st World War and beyond* A topic of potential media interest; it should be widely reviewed. . Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFC; JFSJ; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
This book provides a wide-ranging and fascinating history of the duel and its significance, from the early modern period to the twentieth century.
This book provides a wide-ranging and fascinating history of the duel and its significance, from the early modern period to the twentieth century.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745611976
SKU
V9780745611976
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Ref
99-1
About Ute Frevert
Ute Frevert is a German historian. She is a specialist in modern and contemporary Germany, with an interest in social and gender history. She currently serves as the executive director of the Center for the History of Emotions at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development.
Reviews for Men of Honour: A Social and Cultural History of the Duel
"An impressive historiographical achievement." Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung "This is a scholarly, imaginative and lively book. Frevert writes extremely perceptively about the contradictions and conflicts of the period." Peter Burke, University of Cambridge