A polite exchange of bullets : the duel and the English gentleman, 1750-1850 / Stephen Banks
2010, 1st edition. Woodbridge : Boydell & Brewer. Fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #473581
Physical description: 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. 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. Subjects: 1700-1899. Dueling England History 18th century. Dueling England History 19th century. Honor Social aspects History 18th century. Great Britain Social life and customs 18th century. Great Britain Social life and customs 19th century.
Price: €45.00