The Royal Hunt in Eurasian HistoryUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, 3 de juny 2011 - 416 pàgines From antiquity to the nineteenth century, the royal hunt was a vital component of the political cultures of the Middle East, India, Central Asia, and China. Besides marking elite status, royal hunts functioned as inspection tours and imperial progresses, a means of asserting kingly authority over the countryside. The hunt was, in fact, the "court out-of-doors," an open-air theater for displays of majesty, the entertainment of guests, and the bestowal of favor on subjects. |
Continguts
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Chapter 3 Parks
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Chapter 4 Partners
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Chapter 5 Administration
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Chapter 6 Conservation
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Chapter 7 A Measure of Men
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Chapter 8 Political Animals
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Chapter 11 Intimidation
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Chapter 12 Internationalization
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Chapter 13 Conclusions
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Notes | 279 |
Abbreviations and Primary Sources | 329 |
Bibliography and Modern Scholarship | 353 |
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Acknowledgments | 405 |