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UNINA9910456951403321 |
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Autore |
Bronner Simon J |
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Titolo |
Killing tradition [[electronic resource] ] : inside hunting and animal rights controversies / / Simon J. Bronner |
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Lexington, Ky., : University Press of Kentucky, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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0-8131-3500-1 |
1-283-23239-1 |
9786613232397 |
0-8131-2641-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (321 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Animal rights - United States |
Hunting - United States |
Hunting - Great Britain |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-290) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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; Prologue. Taking aim -- Ritual and controversy at deer camp -- The pigeon shoot controversy -- The hare-coursing controversy -- ; Epilogue. Future shot. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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