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Honor and Violence in Golden Age Spain by Taylor, Scott K., 1969- is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><p><p>Early modern Spain has long been viewed as having a culture obsessed with honor, where a man resorted to violence when his or his wife&#8217;s honor was threatened, especially through sexual disgrace. This book&#151;the first to closely examine honor and interpersonal violence in the era&#151;overturns this idea, arguing that the way Spanish men and women actually behaved was very different from the behavior depicted in dueling manuals, law books, and &#147;honor plays&#8221; of the period. <p>&#160;<p>Drawing on criminal and other records to assess the character of violence among non-elite Spaniards, historian Scott K. Taylor finds that appealing to honor was a rhetorical strategy, and that insults, gestures, and violence were all part of a varied repertoire that allowed both men and women to decide how to dispute issues of truth and reputation.<p><p></p>

Who reads Honor and Violence in Golden Age Spain?

Author

Taylor, Scott K., 1969-

Publisher

New Haven: Yale University Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780300151695

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Law, Humanities