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Book SynopsisCourtney Thomas offers an intriguing investigation of honour's social meanings amongst early modern elites in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England.
Trade Review‘Highly Recommended. All levels/Libraries.’ -- M. Reardon * Choice Magazine vol 55:07:2018 *
"[If I Lose Mine Honour I Lose Myself] illuminates not just the flexibility and inconsistency of early modern notions of honor and the ways in which these ideals were constantly being deployed and redefined in daily practice, but equally the ubiquity and character of interpersonal strife among the dynastic families of the late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century English elite." -- Fara Dabhoiwala, Princeton University * American Historical Review, June 2019 *
"In studying honour not just as a representational strategy but also as a point of entry into a range of other subjects, the book offers much of interest to a wide variety of scholars, not just those who focus expressly on honour and the self-presentations of the elite." -- K. J. Kesselring, Dalhousie University * The English Historical Review, vol 134 no 568 *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Brief Notes Introduction - Approaching Honor Chapter One - Men and Honor Chapter Two - Women and Honor Chapter Three - Honor, Local Reputation, and the Household Chapter Four - Honor and the Family Conclusion - The Importance of Honor Bibliography
