Honor, politics and the law in imperial Germany, 1871-1914 /

"Honor in nineteenth-century Germany is usually thought of as an anachronistic aristocratic tradition confined to the duelling elites. In this innovative study Ann Goldberg shows instead how it pervaded all aspects of German life and how, during an era of rapid modernization, it was adapted and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goldberg, Ann
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Series:New studies in European history.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The development of the law; 2. Honor disputes and everyday life; 3. The state; 4. Politicization; 5. Popular mobilizations: Jews and lunatics; Conclusion: beyond 1914.