The empire of nature : hunting, conservation, and British imperialism
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MacKenzie, John M. 1943-
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SK21 .M33 1988
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LC Subjects
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- History.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Asia -- History.
Hunting -- Great Britain -- History.
Hunting -- History.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Africa -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkHrMyfHC67yqRTycbrv3
Asia -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxMpyjKQ9Jtm3jkjPBgKd
British colonies
Great Britain -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmp7p3cx8hpmJ8HvmTpP
History
Hunting
Other Subjects
Afrika
Asien
Chasse -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire.
Chasse -- Histoire.
Conservation of Natural Resources -- history
Geschichte
Grande-Bretagne -- Colonies -- Afrique -- Histoire.
Grande-Bretagne -- Colonies -- Asie -- Histoire.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration -- History.
Großbritannien
Hunting -- Great Britain -- History.
Hunting -- India -- History.
Imperialismus
Jagd
Kolonialverwaltung

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x, 340 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-334) and index.
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Imperialism was more than a set of economic, political, and military phenomena. It was a habit of mind, a dominant idea in the era of European world supremacy which had widespread intellectual, cultural, and technical expressions. Changing approaches to hunting constitute an important theme in human history. The pursuit and killing of animals has invariably developed ideological overtones and both literature and the pictorial arts have tended to stress the mythic, courtly, and martial rather than the purely practical aspects of the chase. Nineteenth century European hunters-aware of this rich tradition-turned hunting into a symbolic activity of global dominance, and thus of the culture of imperialism. Hunting was closely connected to economics, social functions, the study of natural history, and the technological development of firearms, while being subject to complex legislation. This volume examines hunting as one focus of the interaction of Europeans with Africans and Indians, while illuminating the nature of imperial power when exercised in the relationship between humans and the natural world.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

MacKenzie, J. M. 1. (1988). The empire of nature: hunting, conservation, and British imperialism . Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

MacKenzie, John M. 1943-. 1988. The Empire of Nature: Hunting, Conservation, and British Imperialism. Manchester ; New York : New York, NY, USA: Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

MacKenzie, John M. 1943-. The Empire of Nature: Hunting, Conservation, and British Imperialism Manchester ; New York : New York, NY, USA: Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press, 1988.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

MacKenzie, J. M. 1. (1988). The empire of nature: hunting, conservation, and british imperialism. Manchester ; New York : New York, NY, USA: Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

MacKenzie, John M. 1943-. The Empire of Nature: Hunting, Conservation, and British Imperialism Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press, 1988.

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