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.
Temas:
Horses > Thailand > History.
Horses > Philippines > History.
Horses > Africa, Southern > History.
Horses > Indonesia > History.
Horses > Breeding > History.
Chevaux > Thaïlande > Histoire.
Chevaux > Philippines > Histoire.
Chevaux > Afrique australe > Histoire.
Chevaux > Indonésie > Histoire.
NATURE > Animals > Horses.
PETS > Horses > General.
Economic history
Horses
Horses > Breeding
International economic relations
Pferdezucht
Southeast Asia > Economic conditions.
Southeast Asia > Foreign economic relations.
Africa, Southern > Economic conditions.
Africa, Southern > Foreign economic relations.
Asie du Sud-Est > Conditions économiques.
Asie du Sud-Est > Relations économiques extérieures.
Afrique australe > Conditions économiques.
Afrique australe > Relations économiques extérieures.
Southern Africa
Indonesia
Philippines
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Südostasien
Südafrika
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 263 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-248) and index.
ISBN:9788776945022
8776945022

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