{"product_id":"the-oxford-anthology-of-indian-wildlife-vol-ii","title":"The Oxford Anthology of Indian Wildlife - Vol. II","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Mahesh Rangarajan\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2002\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 303\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0195655427\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe last century has witnessed a remarkable change in attitudes to wildlife, with the focus shifting from conquest or slaughter towards conservation.  This volume brings together wildlife writing from the days of the Raj to the present times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe last century has witnessed a remarkable change in attitudes to wildlife, with the focus shifting from conquest or slaughter towards conservation.  This volume brings together wildlife writing from the days of the Raj to the present times, and celebrates the transformation from gun too camera.  The narratives of tiger shikar bring the naturalist to the fore, and some memorable depictions include Corbett’s stage in the mountains, a chance meeting with the lions of Gir Forest on foot, and Salim Ali’s portrayal of the ‘city of flamingoes’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe celebration of India’s amazing array of wildlife will appeal to wildlife enthusiasts and general readers, and prove highly useful for scholars and specialists.\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: From Tiger to Flamingo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I: TIGER! TIGER!\u003cbr\u003eThe Largest Tiger?\u003cbr\u003eThe Bachelor of Powalgarh\u003cbr\u003eTigers on Foot\u003cbr\u003eShikar Camps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART II: ANIMAL WATCHING: THE PIONEERS\u003cbr\u003eTigers in the Wild\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the Use of Leopards?\u003cbr\u003eVigil on a Pine Tree\u003cbr\u003eAn April Day in the Gir Forest\u003cbr\u003eMainly about Lions\u003cbr\u003eFlamingo City\u003cbr\u003eStopping by the Woods on a Sunday Morning\u003cbr\u003ePenitence\u003cbr\u003eThe Big Bull Bison of Gedesal\u003cbr\u003eFrom Killer to Conservation\u003cbr\u003eA Day’s Span of Life\u003cbr\u003eFights to the Death\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART III: THE LIVING LANDSCAPE\u003cbr\u003eOur Wildlife: A Great Legacy Dissipated\u003cbr\u003eBuck\u003cbr\u003eSpring in the Forest\u003cbr\u003eDhole: Dog of the Indian Jungle\u003cbr\u003e‘Lion Shows’ in the Gir Forest: At Home with Humans\u003cbr\u003eWaiting for the Tiger\u003cbr\u003eThe Rhino of Kaziranga\u003cbr\u003eDid-he-do-it?\u003cbr\u003eIn the Company of Elephants\u003cbr\u003eLet Nature Take Its Course\u003cbr\u003eThe Riddled Ridley\u003cbr\u003eCobra\u003cbr\u003eThe Tigress, Her Cubs and the Father\u003cbr\u003eChennai’s Patch of Green\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":68153719718256,"sku":"8556","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/8556.jpg?v=1793913055","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/the-oxford-anthology-of-indian-wildlife-vol-ii","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}