The Royal Hunt in Eurasian History

by Thomas T. Allsen

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812239261
• ISBN13: 9780812239263
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"