Polite Exchange of Bullets: The Duel and the English Gentleman, 1750-1850
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This book, the most comprehensive study of the English pistol duel yet undertaken, examines what it meant to be a man of honour in eighteenth and nineteenth century England. A thorough survey of the incidence and distribution of duelling, both socially and geographically, identifies those sub-groups of gentlemen most likely to duel. The author considers the mores and manners of such groups and asks why it was that within specific professions, minor...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1843835711
ISBN13:9781843835714
Release Date:October 2010
Publisher:Boydell Press
Length:330 Pages
Weight:1.90 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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