Blood Sport: A Social History of Spanish Bullfighting

By Timothy Mitchell

Book Overview

Describing how public animal slaughter came to occupy a central place in Spanish culture, this study attempts to unravel the strands of religion, class conflict, nationalism, political corruption and machismo that make bullfighting a microcosm of Spanish society.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812231295
• ISBN13: 9780812231298
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 288 Pages

Customer Reviews

A must have in any bullfighting aficionado's library!

This book is an extrodinary look at the Spanish corrida, and any bull-fighting aficionado, or even novice in the field, should read this!

Fascinating sociological look at Spanish Bullfighting

Astutely written sociological study of the Spanish Corrida de Toros. This work takes you back behind the surface presentation of the Corrida to understand the historical and sociological context of the Corrida and perhaps why it continues to be more popular than ever in modern Spain.