The Retreat Of The Elephants
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The Retreat Of The Elephants
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Author : Mark Elvin
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2004-01-01
The Retreat Of The Elephants written by Mark Elvin and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with History categories.
A landmark account of China's environmental history--by an internationally pre-eminent China specialist This is the first environmental history of China during the three thousand years for which there are written records. It is also a treasure trove of literary, political, aesthetic, scientific, and religious sources, which allow the reader direct access to the views and feelings of the Chinese people toward their environment and their landscape. Elvin chronicles the spread of the Chinese style of farming that eliminated the habitat of the elephants that populated the country alongside much of its original wildlife; the destruction of most of the forests; the impact of war on the environmental transformation of the landscape; and the re-engineering of the countryside through water-control systems, some of gigantic size. He documents the histories of three contrasting localities within China to show how ecological dynamics defined the lives of the inhabitants. And he shows that China in the eighteenth century, on the eve of the modern era, was probably more environmentally degraded than northwestern Europe around this time. Indispensable for its new perspective on long-term Chinese history and its explanation of the roots of China's present-day environmental crisis, this book opens a door into the Chinese past.
Elephants Kings
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Author : Thomas R. Trautmann
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2015-08-03
Elephants Kings written by Thomas R. Trautmann and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-03 with History categories.
Because of their enormous size, elephants have long been irresistible for kings as symbols of their eminence. In early civilizations—such as Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Indus Civilization, and China—kings used elephants for royal sacrifice, spectacular hunts, public display of live captives, or the conspicuous consumption of ivory—all of them tending toward the elephant’s extinction. The kings of India, however, as Thomas R. Trautmann shows in this study, found a use for elephants that actually helped preserve their habitat and numbers in the wild: war. Trautmann traces the history of the war elephant in India and the spread of the institution to the west—where elephants took part in some of the greatest wars of antiquity—and Southeast Asia (but not China, significantly), a history that spans 3,000 years and a considerable part of the globe, from Spain to Java. He shows that because elephants eat such massive quantities of food, it was uneconomic to raise them from birth. Rather, in a unique form of domestication, Indian kings captured wild adults and trained them, one by one, through millennia. Kings were thus compelled to protect wild elephants from hunters and elephant forests from being cut down. By taking a wide-angle view of human-elephant relations, Trautmann throws into relief the structure of India’s environmental history and the reasons for the persistence of wild elephants in its forests.
Elephants And Kings
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Author : Thomas R. Trautmann
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2015-08-03
Elephants And Kings written by Thomas R. Trautmann and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-03 with History categories.
Retreat and persistence of elephants -- Elephants and Indian kingship -- War elephants -- Structures of use: caturaga, vihana, vyha -- Elephant knowledge -- The spread of the war elephant -- North India, South India, Sri Lanka -- The Near East, North Africa, Europe -- Southeast Asia -- After the war elephant -- Drawing the balance, looking ahead
To The Elephant Graveyard
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Author : Tarquin Hall
language : en
Publisher: Grove Press
Release Date : 2001-08-06
To The Elephant Graveyard written by Tarquin Hall and has been published by Grove Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
On India's Northeast frontier, a killer elephant is on the rampage, stalking Assam's paddy fields and murdering dozens of farmers. Local forestry officials, powerless to stop the elephant, call in one of India's last licensed elephant hunters. What ensues is a moving, intimate, often exhilarating tale of the search for a killer and a vivid portrait of the Khasi tribe with whom the elephants live intimately. In this real-life account, journalist Tarquin Hall takes us on an incredible journey to a place whose ancient ways are fast disappearing with the ever-shrinking forest. Book jacket.
She Leads
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Author : June Smalls
language : en
Publisher: Abrams
Release Date : 2020-05-26
She Leads written by June Smalls and has been published by Abrams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-26 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
She is the Queen. The matriarch. She leads her daughters and their daughters. Inspiring text and striking illustrations follow the empowering journey of an elephant matriarch as she leads her family through the wilds of Africa. With facts about African elephants on every spread and a message that will encourage young girls to be the trailblazers of their generation, She Leads offers an incredible story and an unforgettable tribute to the strength of a true leader. Open your eyes, princess. One day you will lead.
Hwange
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Hwange written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Nature categories.
Hwange is one of Africa's premier game reserves, the pride of Zimbabwe's tourism and conservation fraternity, in one of the world's last remaining wilderness areas. Home to tens of thousands of elephant, large and small mammals, and an abundant wildlife, it draws game watchers from South Africa and all over the world. This book documents the beauty of Hwange in all its seasons and with all its inhabitants.
A Companion To Chinese History
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Author : Michael Szonyi
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2017-02-06
A Companion To Chinese History written by Michael Szonyi and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-06 with History categories.
A Companion to Chinese History presents a collection of essays offering a comprehensive overview of the latest intellectual developments in the study of China’s history from the ancient past up until the present day. Covers the major trends in the study of Chinese history from antiquity to the present day Considers the latest scholarship of historians working in China and around the world Explores a variety of long-range questions and themes which serves to bridge the conventional divide between China’s traditional and modern eras Addresses China’s connections with other nations and regions and enables non-specialists to make comparisons with their own fields Features discussion of traditional topics and chronological approaches as well as newer themes such as Chinese history in relation to sexuality, national identity, and the environment
Naming The Elephant
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Author : James W. Sire
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2004-05-06
Naming The Elephant written by James W. Sire and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-06 with Religion categories.
In this companion volume to The Universe Next Door, James W. Sire offers his refined definition of a worldview and addresses key questions about the history of worldview thinking, the existential and intellectual formation of worldviews, the public and private dimensions of worldviews and how worldview thinking can help us navigate an increasingly pluralistic universe.
Small As An Elephant
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Author : Jennifer Richard Jacobson
language : en
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Release Date : 2011-03-08
Small As An Elephant written by Jennifer Richard Jacobson and has been published by Candlewick Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-08 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Jack’s mom is gone, leaving him all alone on a campsite in Maine. Can he find his way back to Boston before the authorities realize what happened? (Ages 10-14) Ever since Jack can remember, his mom has been unpredictable, sometimes loving and fun, other times caught in a whirlwind of energy and "spinning" wildly until it’s over. But Jack never thought his mom would take off during the night and leave him at a campground in Acadia National Park, with no way to reach her and barely enough money for food. Any other kid would report his mom gone, but Jack knows by now that he needs to figure things out for himself - starting with how to get from the backwoods of Maine to his home in Boston before DSS catches on. With nothing but a small toy elephant to keep him company, Jack begins the long journey south, a journey that will test his wits and his loyalties - and his trust that he may be part of a larger herd after all.
Let The Elephants Run
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Author : David Usher
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-04-01
Let The Elephants Run written by David Usher and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-01 with categories.