{"product_id":"the-oxford-anthology-of-indian-wildlife-vol-1","title":"The Oxford Anthology of Indian Wildlife - Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Mahesh Rangarajan\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2002\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 439\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0195655419\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume brings together a wide-ranging selection of writings about the hunt in its myriad forms, from the days of the Raj to the present times.  The accounts included here have become a record of vanishing ecosystems. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume brings together a wide-ranging selection of writings about the hunt in its myriad forms, from the days of the Raj to the present times.  The accounts included here have become a record of vanishing ecosystems, illuminating the behavior and ecology of species that now exist only in isolated pockets of have vanished entirely from the region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides an insight into the various hunting techniques of tribal and peasant hunters, sahibs and princes, and trappers.  The highly evocative essays and anecdotes offer vivid accounts of the hunt, and the thrill and terror involved.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA rich resource for scholars and specialists, this selection also makes a delectable book for general readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXCERPTS FROM REVIEWS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis immaculately edited anthology will hopefully remind us of the fact that what little we're left with is more valuable than ever before.  It is a must for anyone even remotely interested in our living world.\u003cbr\u003e                                       - Indian Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA valuable repository of information, relevant even today.  This sort of reading should permeate down to the macro-level of our education system.\u003cbr\u003e                                       - Biblio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaken together, these two volumes are a veritable golden treasury on Indian wildlife.\u003cbr\u003e                                      - The Statesman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMahesh Rangarajan and Oxford have done a great service by making available this anthology.\u003cbr\u003e                                       - India Today\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Cheetah Hunts, Tiger Tracks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I: SPORTSMAN’S PARADISE\u003cbr\u003eA Lion Shoot in Haryana\u003cbr\u003eHunting Large Animals\u003cbr\u003eSport in Lower Bengal\u003cbr\u003eGame Animals and Birds of the Plains\u003cbr\u003eRhinos, Javan and Indian\u003cbr\u003eHunting the Houbara\u003cbr\u003eShooting Elephants\u003cbr\u003eSport in Upper Burma: Sumatran Rhino\u003cbr\u003eA Wild Buffalo Hunt in Bastar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART II: ON HILL AND MOUNTAIN\u003cbr\u003eHimalayan Black Bears\u003cbr\u003eThe Nilgiri Wild Goat\u003cbr\u003eThe Kashmir Stag\u003cbr\u003eStalking the Gaur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART III: PRINCES AND SAHIBS\u003cbr\u003eGovindgurh\u003cbr\u003ePanther Shoots with Ranji\u003cbr\u003eA Viceroy’s Game Diary\u003cbr\u003eA ‘Criminal’ Lion in Kathiawar\u003cbr\u003eVisitors and Big Game\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART IV: TRAPPERS AND TRACKERS\u003cbr\u003eElephant-Catching in Mysore\u003cbr\u003eMy Shikaree Friends\u003cbr\u003eHow to Trap and Train a Cheetah\u003cbr\u003eCheetah in the Kolhapur Deccan\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the Lion’s Trail: The Lion Trackers of Mytiala\u003cbr\u003eGulam Hussain Baazdaar: The Falconer\u003cbr\u003eAboriginal Methods Employed in Killing and Capuring Game\u003cbr\u003eA Novel Method of Destroying Man-eaters and Cattle-lifters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART V: MAN-EATERS AND ROGUES\u003cbr\u003eThe Panar Man-eater\u003cbr\u003eThe Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag\u003cbr\u003eThe Man-Eater of Segur\u003cbr\u003eThe Crossed Tusker of Gerheti\u003cbr\u003eTigers in Bastar\u003cbr\u003eOn Corbett’s Trail: Tracking the Man-eater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eCopyright Statement\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Mahesh Rangarajan \/ Oxford University Press \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153720045936,"sku":"8555","price":34.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/8555.jpg?v=1793913063","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/the-oxford-anthology-of-indian-wildlife-vol-1","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}