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

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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Main Author: Goldberg, Ann (Ann E.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [U.K.] ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Series:New studies in European history.
Subjects:
Geschichte 1871-1914.
1871-1918
Honor > Germany > History.
Political culture > Germany > History.
Libel and slander > Germany > History.
Germany > History > 1871-1918.
History.
Online Access:Available via EBSCO eBook Collection
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The development of the law
  • Honor disputes and everyday life
  • The state
  • Politicization
  • Popular mobilizations : Jews and lunatics
  • Conclusion : Beyond 1914.