The History of Opposition to Blood Sports in Twentieth Centur... - 9781138225435

Taylor & Francis

The History of Opposition to Blood Sports in Twentieth Century EnglandHunting at Bay\nAuthor(s): Michael Tichelar\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138225435, 978-1138225435\nSynopsis\nAn interdisciplinary social history, this book examines the major pressures and influences that brought about the remarkable growth of opposition to hunting in twentieth century England. With public opinion consistently deciding from the middle of the century onward that hunting mammals for sport was cruel and unacceptable, it would appear that the controversy over hunting has all but been decided, though hunting yet remains at bay.\n\nBased on a range of cultural, social, literary and political sources drawn from a variety of academic disciplines, including history, sociology, geography, psychology and anthropology, The History of Opposition to Blood Sports in Twentieth Century England accounts for the change in our relationship wi.