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A view to a death in the morning : hunting and nature through history / Matt Cartmill.
Penn Museum Library GN388 .C37 1993
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cartmill, Matt.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hunting and gathering societies.
- Hunting--History.
- Hunting.
- History.
- Human-animal relationships.
- Animals--Symbolic aspects.
- Animals.
- Hunting stories.
- Genre:
- Hunting stories.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 331 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1993.
- Summary:
- An exhilarating foray into cultural history, this book shows how hunting has figured in the western imagination from the myth of Artemis to the tale of Bambi--and how its evolving image has reflected our own view of ourselves. Will captivate readers on every side of the dilemma, from the most avid hunters to their most vehement opponents. 17 halftones.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 067493735X
- OCLC:
- 27171819
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