The question of what it takes "to be a man" comes under scrutiny in this cultural critique of the German duel - the deadliest type of one-on-one combat in fin-de-siecle Europe. At a time when dueling was generally restricted to swords or had been abolished altogether in other nations, the custom of fighting to the death with pistols flourished among Germany's upper-class males, who took perverse ...
Manufacturer: Princeton University PressWritten By: Kevin McAleer