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Imperial Creatures: Humans and Other Animals in Colonial Singapore, 1819-1942

by Timothy P. Barnard
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Imperial Creatures: Humans and Other Animals in Colonial Singapore, 1819-1942
Imperial Creatures: Humans and Other Animals in Colonial Singapore, 1819-1942

Colonial power dynamics explored through urban fauna.

If history and the complex web of life in colonial eras pique your interest, "Imperial Creatures" is worth your time. Barnard delicately untangles the intricate bond between humans and animals in the fabric of colonial Singapore, revealing how the exploitation and adoration of animals mirrored the broader imperialistic control. This book offers a fresh lens on imperialism, challenging you to see beyond the human experience and consider the urban ecosystem as a historical character in its own right.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Imperial Creatures: Humans and Other Animals in Colonial Singapore, 1819-1942

by Timothy P. Barnard
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ISBN: 9789813250871
Authors: Timothy P. Barnard
Publisher: National University of Singapore Press
Date of Publication: 2019-11-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Nature, Sociology
Related Topics: Animals, History, Environment, History, Social Issues, Social Justice
Goodreads rating: 4.2
(rated by 10 readers)

Description

One of the areas of fastest-growing interest in the humanities and social sciences in recent years has been the history of animals. Imperial Creatures fills a gap in that field by looking across species at animals in an urban colonial setting. If imperialism is a series of power relationships, Timothy P. Barnard argues, then it necessarily involves not only the subjugation of human communities, but also of animals. What was the relationship between those two processes in colonial Singapore? How did interactions with animals enable changes in interactions between people? Through a multidisciplinary consideration of fauna, Imperial Creatures weaves together a series of tales to document how animals were cherished, monitored, employed, and slaughtered in a colonial society. All animals, including humans, Barnard shows, have been creatures of imperialism in Singapore. Their stories teach us lessons about the structures that upheld such a society and how it developed over time, lessons of relevance to animal historians, to historians of Singapore, and to urban historians and imperial historians with an interest in environmental themes.
 

Colonial power dynamics explored through urban fauna.

If history and the complex web of life in colonial eras pique your interest, "Imperial Creatures" is worth your time. Barnard delicately untangles the intricate bond between humans and animals in the fabric of colonial Singapore, revealing how the exploitation and adoration of animals mirrored the broader imperialistic control. This book offers a fresh lens on imperialism, challenging you to see beyond the human experience and consider the urban ecosystem as a historical character in its own right.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.