Home | Industry Information | Business News | Browse by Publication | A | Albion

The Duel in Early Modern England: Civility, Politeness and Honour.(Book Review)

Publication: Albion
Publication Date: 22-JUN-04
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Markku Peltonen. The Duel in Early Modern England: Civility, Politeness and Honour New York: Cambridge University Press. 2003. Pp. x, 355. $60.00. ISBN 0-521-82062-6.

The principled questions raised by the issue of dueling--viewed in its widest perspective--remain highly topical ones. Is...

View more below

Read this article now - Try Goliath Business News - FREE!   
You can view this article PLUS...

  • Over 5 million business articles
  • Hundreds of the most trusted magazines, newswires, and journals (see list)
  • Premium business information that is timely and relevant
  • Unlimited Access

Now for a Limited Time, try Goliath Business News - Free for 7 Days!
Tell Me More   Terms and Conditions

Purchase this article for $4.95

Already a subscriber? Log in to view full article

...it ever right for even a justly aggrieved individual, within a settled society with established laws, to take up arms personally, against an individual opponent, in defense of a point of personal honor or justice or even vengeance? Or does such action automatically indicate a defiance of the civil order, thus adding a further offence to the original one? These questions can be debated today around issues of honor killings or vigilante action or even the right of individuals to carry personal...

NOTE: All illustrations and photos have been removed from this article.



More articles from Albion
Sir John Hawkins: Queen Elizabeth's Slave Trader.(Book Review), June 22, 2004
Courtship and Constraint: Rethinking the Making of Marriage in Tudor E..., June 22, 2004
A Biography of Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (1515-1578): Niece..., June 22, 2004
The Anonymous Renaissance: Cultures of Discretion in Tudor-Stuart Engl..., June 22, 2004
King James.(Book Review), June 22, 2004

Looking for additional articles?
Search our database of over 3 million articles.

Looking for more in-depth information on this industry?
Search our complete database of Industry & Market reports by text, subject, publication name or publication date.

About Goliath
Whether you're looking for sales prospects, competitive information, company analysis or best practices in managing your organization, Goliath can help you meet your business needs.

Our extensive business information databases empower business professionals with both the breadth and depth of credible, authoritative information they need to support their business goals. Whether it be strategic planning, sales prospecting, company research or defining management best practices - Goliath is your leading source for accurate information.