Format:
1 online resource (417 pages)
ISBN:
9780812201079
Series Statement:
Encounters with Asia Ser
Content:
From antiquity to the nineteenth century, the royal hunt was a vital component of the political cultures of the Middle East, India, Central Asia, and China.
Content:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1. Hunting Histories -- World Histories and the World of Animals -- Pursuing Protein -- Pursuing Profit -- Pursuing Power -- This Hunting History -- Chapter 2. Field and Stream -- Who Hunted? -- Where Did They Hunt? -- How Often Did They Hunt? -- How Did They Hunt? -- On What Scale Did They Hunt? -- Chapter 3. Parks -- The Paradise and Its Antecedents -- Hunting Parks at the Core and on the Periphery -- Hunting Parks in East Asia -- The Purposes of Paradise -- Chapter 4. Partners -- Animal Assistants -- Dogs -- Birds -- Elephants -- Cats -- Chapter 5. Administration -- Hunting Establishments -- Success and Safety -- Careers -- Costs -- Chapter 6. Conservation -- Killing and Sparing -- Game Management -- Cultural Constraints -- Species Endangered -- Natural Attitudes -- Chapter 7. A Measure of Men -- Hunting and Hierarchy -- Princely Virtues -- Courting Danger -- Publicizing Prowess -- Chapter 8. Political Animals -- Power of Animals -- Power over Animals -- Chapter 9. Legitimation -- Animals and Ideology -- Threat -- Animal Control Officer -- State and Nature -- Chapter 10. Circulation -- On the Road -- Pursuing Pleasures -- Favors -- The Court Out-of-Doors -- Chapter 11. Intimidation -- Initiating Warriors -- Imitating War -- Intimating War -- Initiating War -- Chapter 12. Internationalization -- Traffic in Animals -- Dogs -- Birds -- Elephants -- Cats -- Traffic in Trainers -- Chapter 13. Conclusions -- History Wide -- History Deep -- Notes -- Abbreviations and Primary Sources -- Bibliography and Modern Scholarship -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780812239263
Additional Edition:
Print version Royal Hunt in Eurasian History
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Allsen, Thomas T. The royal hunt in Eurasian history Philadelphia, Pa. : Univ. of Pennsylvania Press, 2006 ISBN 0812239261
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780812239263
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Eurasien
;
König
;
Jagd
;
Geschichte
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