The duel in European history
Subtitle: honour and the reign of aristocracy
By: V.G. Kiernan.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
Subjects: Dueling -- Europe -- History; Dueling in literature; Aristocracy (Social class) -- Europe -- History
Description: A description of the evolution of the duel from its medieval origins to the early 20th century; its role in Europe's military, religious and legal history and in the ascendancy of the aristocratic classes.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [333]-340.
Includes index.