The Royal Hunt in Eurasian History
From antiquity to the nineteenth century, the royal hunt was a vital component of the political cultures of the Middle East, India, Central Asia, and China. Besides marking elite status, royal hunts functioned as inspection tours and imperial progresses, a means of asserting kingly authority over the countryside. The hunt was, in fact, the court out-of-doors, an open-air theater for displays of majesty, the entertainment of guests, and the bestowal of favor on subjects.In the conduct of interstate relations, great hunts were used to train armies, show the flag, and send diplomatic signals. Wars sometimes began as hunts and ended as celebrator…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8122-0107-9
- EAN: 9780812201079
- Produktnummer: 13937217
- Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 416 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'403 KB
- Abbildungen: 21 illus.
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By Thomas T. Allsen
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