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OverviewThis book extends our understanding of hunting in colonial India in a number of significant ways. It tells the reader about the essential link between shikar and governance. An enormous amount of research has gone into this book, and in that it advances the study of hunting and empire, together with the conservation aftermath, in very significant ways. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Vijaya Ramadas Mandala (Assistant Professor in History, Assistant Professor in History, University of Hyderabad, India)Publisher: OUP India Imprint: OUP India Dimensions: Width: 14.90cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 22.20cm Weight: 0.602kg ISBN: 9780199489381ISBN 10: 0199489386 Pages: 452 Publication Date: 13 December 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1 Imperial Culture and Hunting in Colonial India 2 Nimrods on the Hills - Hunting, Environment and its Fauna: A History of Neglected Histories 3 Hunting as 'Sport' in Colonial India: Codes of Sportsmanship, Firearms, Race and Class in Hunting 4 Shikar in the Princely Reserves: Power, Privilege, and Protocol 5 The Raj and the Paradoxes of Wildlife Conservation: British Attitudes and Expediencies 6 Hunters-turned-Conservationists: Jim Corbett and Colonel Burton Epilogue Bibliography Glossary Index About the AuthorReviewsAuthor InformationVijayaramadas Mandala teaches history at the University of Hyderabad, India. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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