The Hanging Guard: William Hope’s (1660-1724) Invention of Self-defence and the Spirit of Enlightenment
Fight books can be much more than repositories of knowledge or cornerstones of tradition. In some cases they may also reflect fundamental changes in the intellectual and social life of a society and even attempt to change the latter for the better. This is very much true for the works of William Hop...
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| Main Author: | Alexander Will |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bern Open Publishing
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Acta Periodica Duellatorum |
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| Online Access: | https://bop.unibe.ch/apd/article/view/7129 |
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