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Hunters and Poachers - A Social and Cultural History of Unlawful Hunting in England 1485-1640 (Hardcover)
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Hunters and Poachers - A Social and Cultural History of Unlawful Hunting in England 1485-1640 (Hardcover)
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This is a scholarly study of hunting and poaching, both of which
played significant roles in England during the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries. Deer-hunting was an integral part of
aristocratic and gentry culture. It afforded not only recreation,
but also served as a symbolic substitute for war and revellion. It
provided the occasion for adolescent rites of passage, displays of
power and feats of daring, the pursuit of aristocratic feuds and
competition for forest and game offices. The distinction between
lawful and unlawful hunting remained unclear, for the Game Laws
were obscure and difficult to enforce, and tumultuous hunting was
frequently a reaction to changes in land use and conflicting
use-rights. Professor Manning's meticulously researched study
explores symbolic and covert forms of protest, and adds much to our
knowledge of the interaction between aristocratic and popular
culture in early modern England.
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