Killing Tradition [electronic resource] : Inside Hunting and Animal Rights Controversies / Simon J. Bronner.

Author/Creator:

Bronner, Simon J.

Publication:

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

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource (321 p.)

Subjects:

Hunting -- Great Britain.
Hunting -- United States.
Animal rights -- United States.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Language:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-290) and index.
Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-3500-1
1-283-23239-1
9786613232397
0-8131-2641-X

OCLC:

753966231

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