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Elephants and Kings: An Environmental History
Elephants and Kings An Environmental History
Author: Thomas R. Trautmann
Because of their enormous size, elephants have long been irresistible for kings as symbols of their eminence. In early civilizations?such as Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Indus Civilization, and China?kings used elephants for royal sacrifice, spectacular hunts, public display of live captives, or the conspicuous consumption of ivory?all of them tendin...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226264226
ISBN-10: 022626422X
Publication Date: 8/3/2015
Pages: 304
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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