Hunting for empire : narrative of sport in Rupert's Land, 1840-70 /

"Hunting for Empire offers a fresh cultural history of sport and imperialism. Greg Gillespie integrates critical perspectives from cultural studies, literary criticism, and cultural geography to analyze the themes of authorship, sport, science, and nature. In doing so he produces a unique theor...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Gillespie, Greg, 1973-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Vancouver [B.C.] : UBC Press, ©2007.
Collection:Nature, history, society.
Sujets:
1800-1899
Imperialism > History > 19th century.
Travelers' writings, British > 19th century > History and criticism.
British > Canada > History > 19th century.
Big game hunting > Prairie Provinces > History > 19th century.
British Canadians > History > 19th century.
Chasse au gros gibier > Provinces des Prairies > Historie > 19e siècle.
Britanniques > Canada > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Écrits de voyageurs britanniques > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Impérialisme > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Chasse au gros gibier > Provinces des Prairies > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Hunting.
Big game hunting
British
British colonies
Imperialism
Travel
Travelers' writings, British
Rupert's Land > Description and travel.
Great Britain > Colonies > America > History > 19th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Amérique > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Terre de Rupert > Descriptions et voyages.
America
Canada
Manitoba > Rupert's Land
Prairie Provinces
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • An imperial interior imagined
  • The prefatory paradox: Positivism and authority in hunting narratives
  • Cry havoc? British imperial hunting culture
  • The science of the hunt: Map making, natural history, and acclimatization
  • Hunting for landscape: Social class and the appropriation of the wilderness
  • From colonial to corporate landscapes.

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