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Duels and the roots of violence in Missouri /
In early-nineteenth-century Missouri, the duel was a rite of passage for many young gentlemen seeking prestige and power. In time, however, social groups outside the ruling class engaged in a variety of violent acts and symbolic challenges under the rubric of the code duello. In Duels and the Roots...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Columbia :
University of Missouri Press,
©2000.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Transplantation of the Duel to the Frontier
- 2 Pistols Icons of Status in Early Missouri
- 3 The Age of Political Dueling
- 4 Honor and Hubris The Benton- Lucas Duel
- 5 The Press, Bar, and Pulpit Institutional Opposition to the Code
- 6 Shame and Vengeance on the Missouri Frontier
- 7 Dueling in Jacksonian Missouri
- 8 The Duel as a Changing Metaphor
- 9 Sectionalism and Sacrifice The Duel as a New Rationale for Old Violence
- 10 Myths and Legends of Dueling
- 11 Dueling and Transitional Violence
- Postscript and Conclusion.
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.