6. Dangerous Friends: Conciliation, Counsel and the Conduct of English Duelling

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vi
4. Acknowledgments vii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Setting the Scene: The Arrival of the Duel and a Brief History to 1750 4
7. 2. Fashion and Physicality 24
8. 3. Politeness, Interest and Transgression: Social Interaction and the Causes of Duelling 43
9. 4. Controversies and Calculations: The Incidence and Distribution of Duelling 63
10. 5. Guts and Governance: Honour Culture and Colonial Administration 95
11. 6. Dangerous Friends: Conciliation, Counsel and the Conduct of English Duelling 114
12. 7. The Contest in the Courtroom: Duelling and the Criminal Justice System 135
13. 8. The Years of Decline, the European Middle and the Domestic Duellists 167
14. 9. The Reformation of Space, Place and Mind 191
15. 10. Dishonourable Duellists and the Rationalisation of Punishment and Warfare 217
16. Conclusion 234
17. Appendix 243
18. Bibliography 289
19. Index 303