Foto dell'autore

Sull'Autore

Peter Boomgaard is senior researcher at the Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology, Leiden, the Netherlands, and professor of economic and environmental history of Southeast Asia at the University of Amsterdam.

Comprende il nome: Mr. Peter Boomgaard

Opere di Peter Boomgaard

Opere correlate

Etichette

Informazioni generali

Nome canonico
Boomgaard, Peter
Data di nascita
1946
Data di morte
2017
Sesso
male

Utenti

Recensioni

For centuries, reports of man-eating tigers in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore have circulated, shrouded in myth and anecdote. This fascinating book documents the relationship between the 'big cat' and humans in this area during the 350-year colonial period, recreating 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 behaviour, 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 analyses 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.… (altro)
 
Segnalato
Alhickey1 | Oct 5, 2020 |
Heather Sutherland's overview essay on geography and history is well-worth reading. Other essays less thrilling or perhaps just on different registers - this is an edited volume after all, with all the unevenness that implies.
1 vota
Segnalato
Katong | Apr 16, 2012 |

Potrebbero anche piacerti

Autori correlati

Statistiche

Opere
7
Opere correlate
1
Utenti
53
Popolarità
#303,173
Voto
½ 2.6
Recensioni
2
ISBN
14
Lingue
1

Grafici & Tabelle