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Breeds of empire : the 'invention' of the horse in Southeast Asia and Southern Africa, 1500-1950
- Title
- Breeds of empire : the 'invention' of the horse in Southeast Asia and Southern Africa, 1500-1950 / Greg Bankoff and Sandra Swart, with Peter Boomgaard [and others].
- Author
- Bankoff, Greg.
- Publication
- Copenhagen : NIAS ; Abingdon : Marston [distributor], 2007.
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- Description
- viii, 263 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Ships of empire carried not just merchandise, soldiers and administrators but also equine genes from as far afield as Europe, Arabia, the Americas, China and Japan. In the process, they introduced horses into parts of the world not native to that animal in historical times. As a result, horses in Thailand, the Philippine Horses, the Cape Horse in South Africa and the Basotho Pony in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho share a genetic lineage with the horse found in the Indonesian archipelago." "This book explores the 'invention' of specific breeds of horse in the context of imperial design and colonial trade routes. Here, it focuses on the introduction, invention and use of the horse in Thailand, the Philippines and southern Africa as well as examining its roots and evolution within Indonesia. In addition, it examines the colonial trade in horses within the Indian Ocean and discusses the historiographical and methodological problems associated with writing a more species- or horse- centric history." "This study will appeal not only to scholars but also to the broad horse-reading public interested in all things equine."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series Statement
- NIAS studies in Asian topics ; 42
- Uniform Title
- NIAS studies in Asian topics ; 42.
- Subject
- Horses > Thailand > History
- Horses > Philippines > History
- Horses > Africa, Southern > History
- Horses > Indonesia > History
- Horses > Breeding > History
- 15.75 history of Asia
- Economic history
- Horses
- Horses > Breeding
- International economic relations
- Pferdezucht
- Hästavel > historia
- Hästar > historia > Sydöstasien
- Hästar > historia > Sydafrika
- Southeast Asia > Economic conditions
- Southeast Asia > Foreign economic relations
- Africa, Southern > Economic conditions
- Africa, Southern > Foreign economic relations
- Southern Africa
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Southeast Asia
- Thailand
- Südostasien
- Südafrika
- South-East Asia
- South Africa
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-248) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Breeds of Empire and the 'Invention' of the Horse / Greg Bankoff and Sandra Swart -- Part One -- 2. Southeast Asia and Southern Africa in the Maritime Horse Trade of the Indian Ocean, c. 1800-1914 / William Gervase Clarence-Smith -- 3. Horse Breeding, Long-distance Horse Trading and Royal Courts in Indonesian History, 1500-1900 / Peter Boomgaard -- 4. The 'Arab' of the Indonesian Archipelago: Famed Horse Breeds of Sumbawa / Bernice de Jong Boers -- 5. Javanese Horses for the Court of Ayutthaya / Dhiravat na Pombejra -- Part Two -- 6. Colonising New Lands: Horses in the Philippines / Greg Bankoff -- 7. Adapting to a New Environment: The Philippine Horse / Greg Bankoff -- 8. Riding High -- Horses, Power and Settler Society in Southern Africa, c. 1654-1840 / Sandra Swart -- 9. The 'Ox That Deceives': The Meanings of the 'Basotho Pony' in Southern Africa / Sandra Swart -- 10. 'Together yet Apart': Towards a Horse-story / Greg Bankoff and Sandra Swart.
- ISBN
- 9788776940140
- 8776940144
- 8776940217
- 9788776940218
- LCCN
- 2012448079
- OCLC
- ocn141384059
- 141384059
- SCSB-1457248
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library