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The inhuman empire

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"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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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.

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Naithani, Sadhana. The inhuman empire

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  • Date: 2026-09-11T20:23:45.357374+00:00
  • Agent: cbc
  • Status: c
  • Derived from: 23610235

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  • Date: 2026-09-11
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  • Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
  • Description language: eng
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