The Royal Hunt in Eurasian History /

The Royal Hunt in Eurasian History / / Thomas T. Allsen.

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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. Besides marking elite status, royal hunts functioned as inspection tours and imperial progresses, a means of asserting kingly authority over th...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Allsen, Thomas T.,
Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011]
©2006
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:Encounters with Asia
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Physical Description:1 online resource (416 p.) :; 21 illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Hunting Histories
  • World Histories and the World of Animals
  • Pursuing Protein
  • Pursuing Profit
  • Pursuing Power
  • This Hunting History
  • 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?
  • 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
  • 4. Partners
  • Animal Assistants
  • Dogs
  • Birds
  • Elephants
  • Cats
  • 5. Administration
  • Hunting Establishments
  • Success and Safety
  • Careers
  • Costs
  • 6. Conservation
  • Killing and Sparing
  • Game Management
  • Cultural Constraints
  • Species Endangered
  • Natural Attitudes
  • 7. A Measure of Men
  • Hunting and Hierarchy
  • Princely Virtues
  • Courting Danger
  • Publicizing Prowess
  • 8. Political Animals
  • Power of Animals
  • Power over Animals
  • 9. Legitimation
  • Animals and Ideology
  • Threat
  • Animal Control Officer
  • State and Nature
  • 10. Circulation
  • On the Road
  • Pursuing Pleasures
  • Favors
  • The Court Out-of-Doors
  • 11. Intimidation
  • Initiating Warriors
  • Imitating War
  • Intimating War
  • Initiating War
  • 12. Internationalization
  • Traffic in Animals
  • Dogs
  • Birds
  • Elephants
  • Cats
  • Traffic in Trainers
  • 13. Conclusions
  • History Wide
  • History Deep
  • Notes
  • Abbreviations and Primary Sources
  • Bibliography and Modern Scholarship
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments

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