Into the Arena: The World of the Spanish Bullfight

Into the Arena: The World of the Spanish Bullfight
ISBN-10
1846683351
ISBN-13
9781846683350
Category
Bullfighters
Language
English
Published
2011
Publisher
Profile Books(GB)
Author
Alexander Fiske-Harrison

Description

'Whether or not the artistic quality of the bullfight outweighs the moral question of the animals' suffering is something that each person must decide for themselves - as they must decide whether the taste of a steak justifies the death of a cow. But if we ignore the possibility that one does outweigh the other, we fall foul of the charge of self-deceit and incoherence in our dealings with animals.' Alexander Fiske-HarrisonIn a remarkable and controversial book Fiske-Harrison follows the tracks of a whole bullfighting year in Spain. He trains and takes part in the sport himself. He gives us memorable portraits of bull-fighters and bulls, of owners, trainers and fans - of a whole country. Fiske-Harrison offers a fully rounded and involving portrait of an art as performed for centuries and of the arguments that dog it today.

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