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Yale Agrarian Studies Ser.: Frontiers of Fear : Tigers and People in the Malay World, 1600-1950 by Peter Boomgaard (2001, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-100300085397
ISBN-139780300085396
eBay Product ID (ePID)1914391
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
Publication NameFrontiers of Fear : Tigers and People in the Malay World, 1600-1950
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
SubjectAnimals / Big Cats, Asia / Southeast Asia, Animals / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaNature, History
AuthorPeter Boomgaard
SeriesYale Agrarian Studies Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height2.3 in
Item Weight21.2 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2001-026536
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal599.756/0959
SynopsisFor centuries, reports of man-eating tigers in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore have circulated, shrouded in myth and anecdote. This fascinating book documents the relationship between the 'big cat' and humans in this area during the 350-year colonial period, recreating a world in which people feared tigers but often came into contact with them, because these fierce predators prefer habitats created by human interference. Peter Boomgaard shows how people and tigers adapted to each other's behaviour, each transmitting this learning from one generation to the next. He discusses the origins of stories and rituals about tigers and explains how cultural biases of Europeans and class differences among indigenous populations affected attitudes toward the tigers. He provides figures on their populations in different eras and analyses the factors contributing to their present status as an endangered species. Interweaving stories about Malay kings, colonial rulers, tiger charmers, and bounty hunters, with facts about tigers and their way of life, the book is an engrossing combination of environmental and micro history.
LC Classification NumberQL737.C23B658 2001
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