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Kevin McAleer - Dueling - 9780691636887 - V9780691636887
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Dueling

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Description for Dueling Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JHBT; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
The question of what it takes "to be a man" comes under scrutiny in this sharp, often playful, cultural critique of the German duel--the deadliest type of one-on-one combat in fin-de-siecle Europe. At a time when dueling was generally restricted to swords or had been abolished altogether in other nations, the custom of fighting to the death with pistols flourished among Germany's upper-class males, who took perverse comfort in defying their country's weakly enforced laws. From initial provocation to final death agony, Kevin McAleer describes with ironic humor the complex protocol of the German duel, inviting his reader into the ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691636887
SKU
V9780691636887
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Reviews for Dueling
"[The book] contains excellent material on the mechanics of the duel, and penetrating passages on every subject it deals with. McAleer is often clever and always spirited."
David Blackbourn, London Review of Books "[A] well-researched and entertainingly written study."
Richard J. Evans, The Times Literary Supplement "[An] engaging and valuable monograph... [McAleer] has presented his account with verve, wit, and a rich ... Read more

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