title: British game shooting in transition, 1900-1945.
abstract: This article explores the transformation of lowland game shooting from its heyday in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods to state-imposed rationalization during the Second World War. It evaluates the extent to which the interwar years constituted a period of depression or regeneration in the way the activity was organized and pursued, followed by an in-depth analysis of the impact of the Second World War. The study shows that the prevailing wisdom about the reasons for the decline of game shooting merits reappraisal, particularly in view of the unprecedented changes to the sport that resulted from the government's control and direction of food production during World War II.
authors.affiliation: De Montfort University, Leicester.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D004032:Diet / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D005389:Firearms / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D019649:Food Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D005523:Food Supply / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D006076:Government / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D011200:Poultry; D011202:Poultry Products / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D012922:Social Change / Q000266:history; D012924:Social Conditions / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013177:Sports / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000208:ethnology