Carrie B. Douglass lived for eight years in Barcelona, Spain, during the transition from the Franco regime to democracy in the 1970s. She is presently an assistant professor of anthropology and Spanish at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia.
As a detailed explanation of the workings—symbolic and practical—of
the bullfighting system and of how these ludic events are
reconfigured in different parts of Spain, the book is authoritative
and demonstrates careful archival research, excellent control of
the theme literature, and solid fieldwork.” —Choice
“Readers who enjoy festival will not be disappointed—Douglass takes
them by the hand and never loses her lucidity amidst the
merrymaking.” —Journal of Anthropological Research
“An important study, one which promises to be widely discussed as
Spain continues its uneven movement toward modernity.” —Virginia
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