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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bankoff, Greg
Otros Autores: Swart, Sandra Scott, Boomgaard, P., 1946-2017
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Copenhagen : Abingdon : NIAS ; Marston [distributor], 2007.
Colección:NIAS studies in Asian topics ; 42.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Breeds of Empire and the 'Invention' of the Horse / Sandra Swart / Greg Bankoff
  • Part One
  • 2. Southeast Asia and Southern Africa in the Maritime Horse Trade of the Indian Ocean, c. 1800-1914 / William Gervase Clarence-Smith
  • 3. Horse Breeding, Long-distance Horse Trading and Royal Courts in Indonesian History, 1500-1900 / Peter Boomgaard
  • 4. 'Arab' of the Indonesian Archipelago: Famed Horse Breeds of Sumbawa / Bernice de Jong Boers
  • 5. Javanese Horses for the Court of Ayutthaya / Dhiravat na Pombejra
  • Part Two
  • 6. Colonising New Lands: Horses in the Philippines / Greg Bankoff
  • 7. Adapting to a New Environment: The Philippine Horse / Greg Bankoff
  • 8. Riding High
  • Horses, Power and Settler Society in Southern Africa, c. 1654-1840 / Sandra Swart
  • 9. 'Ox That Deceives': The Meanings of the 'Basotho Pony' in Southern Africa / Sandra Swart
  • 10. 'Together yet Apart': Towards a Horse-story / Sandra Swart / Greg Bankoff.