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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456951403321

Autore

Bronner Simon J

Titolo

Killing tradition [[electronic resource] ] : inside hunting and animal rights controversies / / Simon J. Bronner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Ky., : University Press of Kentucky, c2008

ISBN

0-8131-3500-1

1-283-23239-1

9786613232397

0-8131-2641-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

179/.3

Soggetti

Animal rights - United States

Hunting - United States

Hunting - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-290) and index.

Nota di contenuto

; Prologue. Taking aim -- Ritual and controversy at deer camp -- The pigeon shoot controversy -- The hare-coursing controversy -- ; Epilogue. Future shot.

Sommario/riassunto

Is hunting a bygone activity, out of touch with modern life; or is it valuable as an escape from it? Does hunting promote violence, not just to animals, but to humans as well? Is hunting, with its connection to the land and frontier experience, a heritage worth preserving? These questions form the foundations for discussion in Killing Tradition: Inside Hunting and Animal Rights Controversies. Simon J. Bronner sorts through the issues and goes behind the headlines to examine the basis of this hotly-charged subject. Using case studies as evidence, Bronner looks at a topic at the center of mod