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UNINA9910960397403321 |
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Autore |
Shubert Adrian <1953-> |
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Titolo |
Death and money in the afternoon : a history of the Spanish bullfight / / Adrian Shubert |
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New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1999 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-771242-8 |
0-19-028256-8 |
1-280-52793-5 |
0-19-802555-6 |
1-4294-0425-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Bullfights - Social aspects - Spain - History - 18th century |
Bullfights - Social aspects - Spain - History - 19th century |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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. [255]-260) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Business; 2. Bullfighters; 3. Gender; 4. Crowds; 5. Regulation; 6. Politics; Epilogue: The Death of Manolete; Appendix A; Appendix B; Notes; Selected References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Bullfighting has long been perceived as an antiquated, barbarous legacy from Spain's medieval past. This book argues that many of that country's best poets, philosophers, and intellectuals have accepted the corrida as the embodiment of Spain's rejection of the modern world. |
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