Title Violence and honor in prerevolutionary périgord / Steven G. Reinhardt

Published Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, [2018] ©2018

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Description 1 online resource Series Changing perspectives on early modern Europe Changing perspectives on early modern Europe. Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Maps -- Introduction: "The Saint of Honor" -- 1. Violence and Honor -- 2. Honor in a Cross-Cultural Context -- 3. From Honor to Honnêteté in Old Regime Europe -- 4. "The Good Old Days" in Prerevolutionary Sarladais -- 5. "The Saint of Honor" in the Sénéchaussée of Sarlat -- 6. Women and Honor-Related Criminal Affaires -- 7. Policing Honnêteté : Shameful, Sinful, and Criminal Conduct -- 8. "Fallen Women" and Infanticide -- 9. Compromised Honor and Dangerous Liaisons -- 10. Honor and Homicide -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Summary Drawing on rich archival sources, explores the relationship between honor and violence in the Périgord region in prerevolutionary France Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Vendor-supplied metadata Subject Violence -- Social aspects -- France -- Périgord -- History -- 18th century Honor -- Social aspects -- France -- Périgord -- History -- 18th century POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. HISTORY -- Europe -- France. Honor -- Social aspects Social conditions Violence -- Social aspects SUBJECT Périgord (France) -- Social conditions -- 18th century Subject France -- Périgord Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781787441774 1787441776

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