Hunting is one of humanity’s most ancient and universal activities. It has been embedded in every facet of our lives, shaping social bonds, power hierarchies, and interactions with the spirit world. This book tells the story of how hunting evolved from a means of survival practiced with clubs and spears to a genteel display of royal power, and how it has become, in today’s world, complicated and hotly contested. Brian Fagan discusses how Neanderthals stalked prey and killed at close range, how hunting evolved as a political spectacle, and how commercial and trophy hunting precipitated an ecological crisis. He invites us to hunt with Charlemagne, explains how there was more to the demise of North American bison herds than rifles, and describes how influential figures such as John Muir, George Bird Grinnell, and Theodore Roosevelt fought for conservation during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Author Brian M. Fagan Published by Yale University Press ISBN 9780300273496 EAN 9780300273496 Bic Code NHB|NHTB|JHMC|SVH Cover Hardback<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":104470,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[6231],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-104471","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-history","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n