ISBN: 9780300127591

For centuries, reports of man-eating tigers in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore have circulated, shrouded in myth and anecdote. This fascinating book documents the “big cat”–h… More...

For centuries, reports of man-eating tigers in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore have circulated, shrouded in myth and anecdote. This fascinating book documents the “big cat”–human relationship in this area during its 350-year colonial period, re-creating 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 behavior, 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 analyzes 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.; EPUB; History & Transport > Humamities > Regional & national history > Asian history, Zondervan<

ISBN: 9780300127591

For centuries, reports of man-eating tigers in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore have circulated, shrouded in myth and anecdote. This fascinating book documents the “big cat”–human relat… More...

For centuries, reports of man-eating tigers in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore have circulated, shrouded in myth and anecdote. This fascinating book documents the “big cat”–human relationship in this area during its 350-year colonial period, re-creating a world in which people feared tigers but often came into contact with them, because these fierce predators prefer habitats created by human interference.\nPeter Boomgaard shows how people and tigers adapted to each other’s behavior, 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 analyzes 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. Tigers and People in the Malay World, 1600-1950 Yale University Press Asian History DE,GB,US,ES,IT,FR,MX English History, Yale University Press<

2010, ISBN: 9780300127591

For centuries, reports of man-eating tigers in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore have circulated, shrouded in myth and anecdote. This fascinating book documents the big cat" human relati… More...

For centuries, reports of man-eating tigers in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore have circulated, shrouded in myth and anecdote. This fascinating book documents the big cat" human relationship in this area during its 350-year colonial period, Southeast Asia, Asian, Frontiers of Fear~~ Mr. Peter Boomgaard~~Southeast Asia~~Asian~~9780300127591, en, Frontiers of Fear, Mr. Peter Boomgaard, 9780300127591, Yale University Press, 10/01/2008, , , , Yale University Press, 10/01/2008<

2008, ISBN: 9780300127591

Tigers and People in the Malay World, 1600-1950, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB,PDF), Auflage, [PU: Yale University Press], Yale University Press, 2008

2008, ISBN: 9780300127591

Tigers and People in the Malay World, 1600-1950, [ED: 1], Auflage, eBook Download (EPUB,PDF), eBooks, [PU: Yale University Press]