Bullfight

Author: Garry Marvin

Paper – $24

978-0-252-06437-1

Publication Date

Paperback: 01/01/1994

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About the Book

This accessible account explores how and why men risk their lives to perform with and kill wild bulls as part of apublic celebration, describing and analyzing the corrida in a way not previously attempted in English.

About the Author

Garry Marvin, an honorary research fellow in social anthropology at the University of Kent in Canterbury, is the author of Coping with Spain.

Reviews

"A balanced, readable, and unprejudiced account of a disappearing cultural phenomenon."--Times Literary Supplement

"A clear, readable introduction to the topic, plainly intended for a wide audience."--Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford

"Makes clear the extreme difference between the American and Spanish cultures. . . . the way animals are seen, the way life is expressed, the way humans deal with each other, and the forces that create human expression."--Sociology of Sport Journal