| Description |
xvi, 372 pages : Illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Retreat and persistence of elephants -- Elephants and Indian kingship -- War elephants -- Structures of use: caturaga, vihana, vyha -- Elephant knowledge -- The spread of the war elephant -- North India, South India, Sri Lanka -- The Near East, North Africa, Europe -- Southeast Asia -- After the war elephant -- Drawing the balance, looking ahead. |
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Elephants -- War use -- India -- History.
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Asiatic elephant -- India -- History.
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India -- History, Military.
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India -- Kings and rulers -- History.
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Asiatic elephant -- Ecology -- India -- History.
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Forest conservation -- India -- History.
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| Added Title |
Jeheskel (Hezy) Shoshani Library Endowed Collection.
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Elephant Research Foundation Library.
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| ISBN |
9780226264226 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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022626422X (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780226264363 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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022626436X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780226264530 (e-book) |
| OCLC # |
890757474 |
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