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03439aam a22004458i 4500 001 62A45896440211EF98CC15ED37ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240717010108 008 240217s2024 nyu b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2023055369 020 $a 1032700459 020 $a 9781032700458 020 $a 1032700491 020 $a 9781032700496 035 $a (OCoLC)1410104535 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a------ $a e-uk--- $a a------ 050 00 $a PR468 A56 N35 2024 100 1 $a Naithani, Sadhana, $e author. 245 14 $a The inhuman empire : $b wildlife, colonialism, culture / $c Sadhana Naithani. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Routledge, $c 2024. 300 $a volumes cm 490 0 $a Empires in the making of the modern world, 1650 to 2000 520 $a "This book is a study of selected texts of British writings on Indian wildlife published between 1860 and 1960. Set in the context of British colonial rule in India, this volume also reflects on similar situations across the British Empire and other colonial empires. The destruction of wildlife in the making of empires is a subject not yet fully explored in scholarship. This volume aims to speak to global concerns regarding the extinction of several species and shows that the crisis has international roots. The Inhuman Empire breaks new grounds as it juxtaposes colonial narratives to folk narratives. These two types of narratives treat non-human animals very differently - folk narrative considers them sentient beings, while colonial narratives see them as 'game' and do not care for their sentience. Both types of narratives are further evaluated with reference to the contemporary position of natural sciences regarding animal sentience and of anthropologists and philosophers regarding the relationship between nature and culture. Analysing colonial accounts of hunting, the author looks at the pain and suffering of non-human animals and combines statistics alongside narratives of British writers, Indian populace and non-human animals in order to show narratives reflect and impact reality. This volume will be of great value to those interested in Animal Studies, the history of Colonialism and India"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 $a Introduction: The narrative grip -- The hunted, their witnesses and the hunters' narratives -- The majestic elephant meets the government of her majesty -- The multispecies world of the Indian householder -- The tiger obsession : Henry Shakespear, James Forsyth, George Sanderson, J. C. Fife-Cookson -- The tiger grips the narrator : Jim Corbett's many books -- The narrative warfare -- To new beginnings. 650 0 $a Animals in literature. 650 0 $a Hunting in literarture. 651 0 $a India $x In literature. 650 0 $a English literature $y 19th century $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a English literature $y 20th century $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a British $z India $x History. 651 0 $a India $x History $y British occupation, 1765-1947. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x Colonies $z Asia. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Naithani, Sadhana. $t Inhuman empire $d New York, NY : Routledge, 2024 $z 9781032700489 $w (DLC) 2023055370 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240717025657.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=62A45896440211EF98CC15ED37ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search