The Hunter Elite: Americans, Wilderness, and the Rise of the Big-game Hunt
Author | : Tara Kathleen Kelly |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : 1109996411 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781109996418 |
Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: These narratives never stood alone, but were part of a contested set of meanings that interacted with other kinds of hunting, and of writing about hunting---in particular with the work of women big-game hunters, who challenged links between manliness and the hunt, and of British big-game hunters, whose imperial narratives offered an alternate reading of the hunt's meaning. Over time, as American sportsmen-hunters interacted with these other readings of the hunt, the big-game hunting narrative became a site for negotiations over issues ranging from questions of empire and national identity to discussions over gender roles and the meaning of the hunt for both men and women.