The Duel in European History
Honour and the Reign of Aristocracy
Nonfiction, History, European General, Military
| Author: | Victor Kiernan | ISBN: | 9781783608416 |
| Publisher: | Zed Books | Publication: | July 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Zed Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Victor Kiernan |
| ISBN: | 9781783608416 |
| Publisher: | Zed Books |
| Publication: | July 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Zed Books |
| Language: | English |
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Kiernan is a highly distinguished Marxist historian whose work attracted praise from the likes of Edward Said
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A fascinating, in-depth and superbly written account of a subject that continues to hold much historical fascination
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Features a new introduction from renowned historian and former Professor at Harvard University David Blackbourn
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‘The Duel in European History ranges through recorded history, from Gilgamesh, Homer, and Beowulf to the present century ... It is stuffed with excellent anecdotes’ – Christopher Hill, New York Review of Books
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Kiernan is a highly distinguished Marxist historian whose work attracted praise from the likes of Edward Said
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A fascinating, in-depth and superbly written account of a subject that continues to hold much historical fascination
-
Features a new introduction from renowned historian and former Professor at Harvard University David Blackbourn
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‘The Duel in European History ranges through recorded history, from Gilgamesh, Homer, and Beowulf to the present century ... It is stuffed with excellent anecdotes’ – Christopher Hill, New York Review of Books
