- Hardcover: 280 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc; illustrated edition edition (1 May 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0195095243
- ISBN-13: 978-0195095241
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.2 x 3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,206,963 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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... it would be difficult to imagine a more detailed account of the economics of bullfighting and the political manipulation of the corrida. The author's scholarship and knowledge of Spanish history is mightily impressive. His attention to detail is exemplary. (Cultural and Social History )
... it is hard to imagine a better way to begin to find out about the historical development of bullfighting than to read Shubert's study. (Cultural and Social History )
... eminently readable ... provides new and interesting perspectives on a well-worn topic for quite a wide readership. (Bulletin of Spanish Studies )
The first scholarly study to interpret bullfighting in terms of the modern leisure industry ... Written in a lively and extremely readable style, the book is packed with vivid detail, colourful quotes and revealing contemporary observations. It also benefits from an attractive format and a fine series of illustrations ... Adrian Shubert has not only produced by far the best study of the Spanish bullfight, but also made yet another outstanding contribution to the social history of Spain. (South European Society & Politics )
The great strength of Shubert's book is his demonstration of the bullfight's response to the changing economic, social and political circumstances ... Shubert has written a fascinating book. (English Historical Review )
Shubert's innovative approach studies not only the changing social, political, and cultural aspects of the Spanish bullfight but above all the economic and entrepreneurial side of it ... undoubtedly a well written and innovative book that will have a broad audience. (Business History )
Shubert's study is a delight. This is clearly the best one-volume social history of the classic bullfight available in any language. (Stanley Payne, Professor of History, University of Wisconsin, Madison ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
... it is hard to imagine a better way to begin to find out about the historical development of bullfighting than to read Shubert's study. (Cultural and Social History )
... eminently readable ... provides new and interesting perspectives on a well-worn topic for quite a wide readership. (Bulletin of Spanish Studies )
The first scholarly study to interpret bullfighting in terms of the modern leisure industry ... Written in a lively and extremely readable style, the book is packed with vivid detail, colourful quotes and revealing contemporary observations. It also benefits from an attractive format and a fine series of illustrations ... Adrian Shubert has not only produced by far the best study of the Spanish bullfight, but also made yet another outstanding contribution to the social history of Spain. (South European Society & Politics )
The great strength of Shubert's book is his demonstration of the bullfight's response to the changing economic, social and political circumstances ... Shubert has written a fascinating book. (English Historical Review )
Shubert's innovative approach studies not only the changing social, political, and cultural aspects of the Spanish bullfight but above all the economic and entrepreneurial side of it ... undoubtedly a well written and innovative book that will have a broad audience. (Business History )
Shubert's study is a delight. This is clearly the best one-volume social history of the classic bullfight available in any language. (Stanley Payne, Professor of History, University of Wisconsin, Madison ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Bullfighting has long been perceived as an antiquated, barbarous legacy from Spain's medieval past. This book argues that many of that country's best poets, philosophers, and intellectuals have accepted the corrida as the embodiment of Spain's rejection of the modern world. While references to a form of bullfighting date back to the Poem of the Cid (1040), the modern bullfight did not emerge until the early 18th century. He argues that it was a precursor of the 20th-century mass leisure industry, focusing on the famous matadors, Francisco Romero and Manuel Rodriguez Manolete.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Thoroughly Factual and Incredibly Dry
8 Jun 2000
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In a clearly acedemic work the authors imparts a wealth of information about business of bullfighting in the 18th and 19th century. The different factions within the business of bullfighting, matadors, their assistants, promotors, bull breeders, the press, and the crowds are all examined in fine detail. Unfortunately, this interesting information is delivered as simply one fact after another with little consideration for creating an engaging narrative. By the end of the book you'll know a great deal about the history of the business of bullfighting but it'll be up to you to put the facts together the get more complete picture.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Impartiality at Last!
31 Mar 2000
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Adrian Shubert presents a historical view of the bullfights that is neither pro or con, which is very rare today. The origins, although unclear to everyone, are presented in an unbiased form. Having attended over fifty bullfights in my 34 years of life, I found it very refreshing to learn the importance of the bullfight, not only in the romantic and cultural sense, but from historical and buisiness facts. This was definately worth the money.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A Great Historical Guide to Bullfighting
12 Mar 2002
Format:Hardcover
I am doing my thesis on bullfighting and find Schubert's investigation interesting and helpful. It may not be the most interesting topic in the world to people who aren't crazy about bullfighting but I feel that this would open doors to allow people to see the other side of bullfighting, instead of seeing it for the death that everyone thinks that it's about.
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