Dueling: The Cult of Honor in Fin-De-Siecle Germany: The Cult of Honor in Fin-de-Siècle Germany (Princeton Legacy Library) - Hardcover

McAleer, Kevin

 
9780691034621: Dueling: The Cult of Honor in Fin-De-Siecle Germany: The Cult of Honor in Fin-de-Siècle Germany (Princeton Legacy Library)
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ISBN 10: 0691034621 ISBN 13: 9780691034621
Verlag: Princeton University Press, 1994

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An examination of dueling in late nineteenth century Germany captures the horror and absurdity, and considers the feudal code of chivalry at its roots, its aristocratic nature, and how it anticipated Germany's unique development. UP.

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"In one fascinating chapter after another, the author demonstrates that dueling and its ideological foundation, the chivalrous code of ethics, were both a feudal and a modern phenomenon. . . . [S]imultaneously learned, informative, and most amusing."--Istvan Deak, Columbia University

"McAleer impels us, with a unique and personal voice, to reconsider the basic nature of late nineteenth-century German society."--Jonathan Sperber, University of Missouri, Columbia

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"In one fascinating chapter after another, the author demonstrates that dueling and its ideological foundation, the chivalrous code of ethics, were both a feudal and a modern phenomenon. . . . [S]imultaneously learned, informative, and most amusing."--Istvan Deak, Columbia University

"McAleer impels us, with a unique and personal voice, to reconsider the basic nature of late nineteenth-century German society."--Jonathan Sperber, University of Missouri, Columbia

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Verlag
Princeton University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1994
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0691034621
ISBN 13 
9780691034621
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Anzahl der Seiten
268
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