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About this book
'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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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Prologue: La larga cambiada a portagayola
- 1 La verónica
- 2 La chicuelina
- 3 La gaonera
- 4 La revolera
- 5 La fanfarria
- 6 El puyazo
- 7 El quite
- 8 El cambio de tercios
- 9 Al cuarteo
- 10 De poder a poder
- 11 El tirabuzón
- 12 La dedicación
- 13 El derechazo
- 14 El pase de pecho
- 15 El natural
- 16 El trincherazo
- 17 El estatuario
- 18 La manoletina
- 19 El pinchazo
- 20 La estocada
- Postscript: La vuelta para el toro
- References
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Plates