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Heartsblood: Hunting, Spirituality, and Wildness in America
by Petersen, David
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 1559637617
- ISBN 13
- 9781559637619
- Seller
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New Castle, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Island Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good+. 6x1x9. In this age of boneless chicken breasts and drive-thru Happy Meals, why do some humans still hunt? Is it a visceral, tooth-and-claw hunger for meat, tied in a primitive savage knot with an innate lust for violence and domination? Or might it be a hunger of an entirely different sort? And if so, what? In Heartsblood, writer and veteran outdoorsman David Petersen offers a thoroughly informed, unsettlingly honest, intensely personal exploration of this increasingly contentious issue. He draws clear distinctions between true hunting and contemporary hunter behavior, praising what's right about the former and damning what's wrong with the latter, as he seeks to render the terms hunter and "antihunter" palpable -- to put faces on these much-used but little-understood generalizations. Petersen looks at the evolutionary roots and philosophical underpinnings of hunting, and offers a compelling portrait of an "animistic archetype" -- a paradigm for the true hunter/conservationist that is in sharp contrast with today's technology-laden, gadget-loving sport hunter. He considers the social and ecological implications of trophy hunting and deconstructs the "Bambi syndrome" -- the oversentimentalization of young animals by most Americans, including many hunters. He also explores gender issues in hunting, and highlights important qualities that are largely missing in today's mentoring of tomorrow's hunters. Throughout, Petersen emphasizes the fundamental spiritual aspects of hunting, and offers numerous finely drawn and compelling first-person hunting narratives that explain and provide substance to his arguments. Along with that personal experience, he draws on philosophy, evolutionary theory, biology, and empirical studies to create an engaging and literate work that offers a unique look at hunting, hunters, and, in the words of the author, life's basic truths. In 2011 Petersen was honored as Sportsman-Conservationist of the Year by the Colorado Wildlife Federation (CWF). In 2012, CWF added to that honor with a Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2013, Petersen received the Backcountry Hunters and Anglerâs (BHA) Chairmanâs Award. From the press release for the BHA honor: âDavidâs many books and other writings related to hunting and conservation form the ethical foundation of BHA.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU2020023053
- Title
- Heartsblood: Hunting, Spirituality, and Wildness in America
- Author
- Petersen, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1559637617
- ISBN 13
- 9781559637619
- Publisher
- Island Press
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.c.
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 6x1x9
- X weight
- 18 oz
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