Blood and violence in early modern France [electronic resource] / Stuart Carroll.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006Description: 1 online resource (369 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780191710490 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Violence -- France -- History -- 17th century | France -- History -- 17th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199290451DDC classification: 303.6094409033 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: The rise of civilized conduct and behaviour has long been seen as one of the major factors in the transformation from medieval to modern society. This work of archival research shows we continue to romanticize violence in the era of the swashbuckling swordsman.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The rise of civilized conduct and behaviour has long been seen as one of the major factors in the transformation from medieval to modern society. This work of archival research shows we continue to romanticize violence in the era of the swashbuckling swordsman.
Description based on print version record.