The Inhuman Empire

Wildlife, Colonialism, Culture

Sadhana Naithani

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Routledge
20 May 2024

Literary studies: general; General & world history; Social & cultural history; Colonialism & imperialism; Animals & society

Series: Empire and the Making of the Modern World, 1650-2000

This book is a study of selected texts of British writings on Indian wildlife published between 1860 and 1960.

Set in the context of British colonial rule in India, this book also reflects on similar situations across the British Empire and other colonial empires. The destruction of wildlife in the making of empires is a subject not yet fully explored in scholarship. This book aims to speak to global concerns regarding the extinction of several species and shows that the crisis has international roots. The Inhuman Empire breaks new grounds as it juxtaposes colonial narratives to folk narratives. These two types of narratives treat nonhuman animals very differently – folk narrative considers them sentient beings, while colonial narratives see them as ‘game’ and do not care for their sentience. Both types of narratives are further evaluated with reference to the contemporary position of natural sciences regarding animal sentience and of anthropologists and philosophers regarding the relationship between nature and culture. Analyzing colonial accounts of hunting, the author looks at the pain and suffering of nonhuman animals and combines statistics alongside narratives of British writers, Indian populace and nonhuman animals in order to show narratives' reflect and impact reality.

This book will be of great value to those interested in Animal Studies, Folkloristics, the history of Colonialism and India.

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By: Sadhana Naithani
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 503g
ISBN: 9781032700496
ISBN 10: 1032700491
Series: Empire and the Making of the Modern World, 1650-2000
Pages: 174
Publication Date: 20 May 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sadhana Naithani is a professor of literature and folklore at the Centre of German Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her research interest is in seeing cultural transformations through narratives. Two of her books are In Quest of Indian Folktales (2006) and The Story Time of the British Empire (2010).

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The Inhuman Empire

Wildlife, Colonialism, Culture

Sadhana Naithani

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