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Breeds of Empire: The Invention of the Horse in Southeast Asia and Southern Africa 1500-1950

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Breeds of Empire: The Invention of the Horse in Southeast Asia and Southern Africa 1500-1950 - Bankoff, Greg, and Swart, Sandra
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This book explores the "invention" of specific breeds of horse in the context of imperial design and colonial trade routes. Divided into two sections, it deals respectively with the introduction, invention, and use of the horse in the Philippines, Thailand, and southern Africa, as well as examining its roots and evolution within Indonesia. The study is supplemented by a discussion of the colonial trade in horses within the Indian Ocean and by introductory and concluding sections that discuss the historiographical and ...

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Breeds of Empire: The Invention of the Horse in Southeast Asia and Southern Africa 1500-1950 2008, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies

ISBN-13: 9788776940218

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Breeds of Empire: The Invention of the Horse in Southeast Asia and Southern Africa 1500-1950 2008, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies

ISBN-13: 9788776940140

Hardcover