Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. 1. Hunting Histories 1
4. World Histories and the World of Animals 1
5. Pursuing Protein 2
6. Pursuing Profit 6
7. Pursuing Power 7
8. This Hunting History 10
9. 2. Field and Stream 14
10. Who Hunted? 14
11. Where Did They Hunt? 16
12. How Often Did They Hunt? 19
13. How Did They Hunt? 21
14. On What Scale Did They Hunt? 29
15. 3. Parks 34
16. The Paradise and Its Antecedents 34
17. Hunting Parks at the Core and on the Periphery 37
18. Hunting Parks in East Asia 41
19. The Purposes of Paradise 46
20. 4. Partners 52
21. Animal Assistants 52
22. Dogs 54
23. Birds 58
24. Elephants 70
25. Cats 73
26. 5. Administration 83
27. Hunting Establishments 83
28. Success and Safety 86
29. Careers 88
30. Costs 91
31. 6. Conservation 96
32. Killing and Sparing 96
33. Game Management 100
34. Cultural Constraints 106
35. Species Endangered 110
36. Natural Attitudes 114
37. 7. A Measure of Men 119
38. Hunting and Hierarchy 119
39. Princely Virtues 124
40. Courting Danger 131
41. Publicizing Prowess 133
42. 8. Political Animals 141
43. Power of Animals 141
44. Power over Animals 146
45. 9. Legitimation 160
46. Animals and Ideology 160
47. Threat 164
48. Animal Control Officer 168
49. State and Nature 175
50. 10. Circulation 186
51. On the Road 186
52. Pursuing Pleasures 193
53. Favors 197
54. The Court Out-of-Doors 201
55. 11. Intimidation 209
56. Initiating Warriors 209
57. Imitating War 213
58. Intimating War 222
59. Initiating War 228
60. 12. Internationalization 233
61. Traffic in Animals 233
62. Dogs 238
63. Birds 242
64. Elephants 252
65. Cats 254
66. Traffic in Trainers 260
67. 13. Conclusions 265
68. History Wide 265
69. History Deep 273
70. Notes 279
71. Abbreviations and Primary Sources 329
72. Bibliography and Modern Scholarship 353
73. Index 395
74. Acknowledgments 405