num_pages: 288
description: 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.
language: English
title: Blood Sport: A Social History of Spanish Bullfighting
titlecomplete: Blood Sport: A Social History of Spanish Bullfighting
ratings_count: 3
publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press