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Killing Tradition
Simon J. Bronner
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Description for Killing Tradition
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? This book discusses these questions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 35 photographs. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
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 modern cultural ... Read more
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 modern cultural ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813125282
SKU
V9780813125282
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About Simon J. Bronner
Simon J. Bronner, distinguished university professor of American Studies and folklore at Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, is the author and editor of more than twenty-five books.
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