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Yale Agrarian Studies Ser.: Frontiers of Fear : Tigers and People in the Malay World, 1600-1950 by Peter Boomgaard (2013, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherYale University Press

ISBN-100300206380

ISBN-139780300206388

eBay Product ID (ePID)177927926

Product Key Features

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameFrontiers of Fear : Tigers and People in the Malay World, 1600-1950

Publication Year2013

SubjectAnimals / Big Cats, Asia / Southeast Asia, Asia / General, Animals / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaNature, History

AuthorPeter Boomgaard

SeriesYale Agrarian Studies Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight16.9 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width7.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal599.756/0959

SynopsisFor 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.