Breeds of empire :: the 'invention' of the horse in Southeast Asia and Southern Africa, 1500-1950 /

"Ships of empire carried not just merchandise, soldiers and administrators but also equine genes from as far afield as Europe, Arabia, the Americas, China and Japan. In the process, they introduced horses into parts of the world not native to that animal in historical times. As a result, horses...

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1. Verfasser: Bankoff, Greg
Weitere Verfasser: Swart, Sandra Scott, Boomgaard, P., 1946-2017
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Copenhagen : Abingdon : NIAS ; Marston [distributor], 2007.
Schriftenreihe:NIAS studies in Asian topics ; 42.
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Zusammenfassung:"Ships of empire carried not just merchandise, soldiers and administrators but also equine genes from as far afield as Europe, Arabia, the Americas, China and Japan. In the process, they introduced horses into parts of the world not native to that animal in historical times. As a result, horses in Thailand, the Philippine Horses, the Cape Horse in South Africa and the Basotho Pony in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho share a genetic lineage with the horse found in the Indonesian archipelago." "This book explores the 'invention' of specific breeds of horse in the context of imperial design and colonial trade routes. Here, it focuses on the introduction, invention and use of the horse in Thailand, the Philippines and southern Africa as well as examining its roots and evolution within Indonesia. In addition, it examines the colonial trade in horses within the Indian Ocean and discusses the historiographical and methodological problems associated with writing a more species- or horse- centric history." "This study will appeal not only to scholars but also to the broad horse-reading public interested in all things equine."--Jacket
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 263 pages) : illustrations, maps
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-248) and index.
ISBN:9788776945022
8776945022

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