Mortal stakes : hunters and hunting in contemporary America / Jan E. Dizard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dizard, Jan E., 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

Hunting.

Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

x, 225 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2003]

Contents:

I From Villains to Heroes

to Villains? 17

II Who Hunts? 41

III A Living Past 75

IV Hunting for Sport 97

V Killing Game 125

VI Bad Apples and Human Frailty 145

VII The Fate of Hunting 171

Appendix A Comparison of the Attitudes and Behavior of Hunters and Nonhunters 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-222) and index.

ISBN:

1558493654

1558493840

OCLC:

50090050