Introduction
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The introductory chapter opens the debate on why there is a need to write a book on shikar in South Asia. It makes a compelling case for taking the symbolism and practice of big-game hunting as central to the expression of rule and making of authority in colonial India. The reader would learn about the historical developments of hunting as a political practice, and an enactment of ritual authority and masculine identity from ancient societies down to medieval and modern ones. In discussing these developments, the chapter charts out the framework of big-game hunting and conservation in relation to the historical literature in the field, often drawing comparisons and juxtaposing the same with Britain and other parts of the colonial world.
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2012 ◽
Vol 10
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pp. 165-174
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2021 ◽
Vol 41
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pp. 485-498
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2008 ◽
Vol 13
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pp. 143-157
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