Animal Kingdoms
Hunting, the Environment, and Power in the Indian Princely States
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Erschienen am 4. April 2013
320 Seiten
978-0-674-07478-1 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Animal Kingdoms reveals the far-reaching cultural, political, and environmental importance of hunting in colonial India. Julie E. Hughes explores how Indian princes relied on their prowess as hunters of prized game to advance personal status, solidify power, and establish links with the historic battlefields and legendary deeds of their ancestors.
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Hughes Julie E. :
Julie E. Hughes is Assistant Professor of History at Vassar College.
Julie E. Hughes is Assistant Professor of History at Vassar College.
Inhalt
- Intro
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction: A Leopard in the Garden
- 2. Princely Sport and Good Tiger Grounds
- 3. Exceptional Game in Powerful Places
- 4. Controlling Environments for Progressive Sport
- 5. Martial Pasts and Combative Presents
- 6. Threatened Kingdoms of Dwindling Beasts
- 7. Conclusion: Leaving the Garden
- Bibliography
- Index
- Illustrations (between pp. 132 and 133 )
- 1. Bhupal Singh Shooting Leopard (c. 1930)
- 2. Fateh Singh with Tiger, Nobles, and Shikaris (c. 1888)
- 3. Shikari with Tiger and Hills (c. 1888)
- 4. Fateh Singh, Lord Reading, and Sambar Stags (1923)
- 5. Detail of Fateh Singh Hunting Tiger (c. 1888)
- 6. Fateh Singh Hunting Tiger (c. 1888)
- 7. Bhim Singh, Shikaris, and Boar (c. 1810)
- 8. Fateh Singh Hunting Leopard (1889)
- 9. Fateh Singh Watching an Animal Fight (1890)
- 10. Famine Work at Gajner Lake (c. 1899)
- 11. Ganga Singh and Lord Hardinge Shooting Crane (1912)
- 12. Trophy Blackbuck in Bikaner (c. 1927)
- Maps
- 1. Princely and British India
- 2. Princely and British Bundelkhand
- 3. The Rajputana States
- 4. Hunting Grounds at Udaipur
- 5. Hunting Grounds at Nahar Magra
