Blood Sport: Hunting in Britain since 1066 - Softcover

Griffin, Emma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0300145454 ISBN 13: 9780300145458

Verlag: Yale University Press, 2008

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Book by Griffin Emma

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"'A strikingly rich and subtle social history of hunting.' Tristram Hunt 'A highly readable and scholarly account of hunting, showing its immovable place in the history, politics and identity of our country.' Roger Scruton '... a serious, intelligent and readable history of blood sport.' Jane Shilling, The Sunday Telegraph 'Seven' 'Not only is her thorough and insightful book an endlessly fascinating piece of cultural history, of great interest even to those who might imagine that hunting is a subject of no relevance, but it's also quite scrupulously unbiased.' James Delingpole, Literary Review 'Griffin's book commands admiration because it attempts to be scrupulously fair.' Max Hastings, The Sunday Times 'Emma Griffin has written a balanced and analytical history.' Jane Ridley, The Spectator '... an even-handed overview rich in scholarship and ripe in detail at all levels of the social scale.' Iain Finlayson, Times 'Her thorough research enables Griffin to draw some poignant conclusions. One is that hunting can be many things - from a means of obtaining food and clothing to a display of wealth and skill, and utilitarian to recreational - but ultimately a hunter's actions cannot be removed from the questions of land and power.' The Field"

Reseña del editor:

Nearly a decade of fiercely divisive debate over foxhunting in Britain culminated with passage of the Hunting with Dogs Act of 2004. But the battle over the future of hunting is not yet resolved, and polarizing right-or-wrong debates continue undiminished. This lively book recounts the long and colorful history of hunting in Britain and offers a fresh perspective on today's conflicts. Since William the Conqueror declared wild animals royal property and thereby provoked a burning hatred among his subjects, hunting of all kinds has been a source of social conflict in Britain. The sport is deeply entwined with questions of land and power, class divisions, and social mores. Blood Sport explores these large themes, brings them alive with surprising details and vignettes, and considers how hunting traditions have affected British national identity. Bringing the discussion fully up to date, the book concludes with a thought-provoking critique of current hunting controversies.

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• Verlag: Yale University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0300145454
• ISBN 13: 9780300145458
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 296