The Book of the Red Deer and Empire Big Game


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"The Book of the Red Deer and Empire Big Game" contains a collection of articles written by various authors in the subject of deerstalking in England and Scotland. From detailed treatises on ancient stalking to contemporary speculation about its future, these fascinating vintage articles will appeal to those with an interest in the history of hunting deer. Contents include: "Deerstalking in the Scottish Highlands," "The Deer in the Morning of the World," "Ancient Deerstalking, and Other Notes," "With Sketchbook and with Rifle," "The Red Deer of Galloway," "Some Royal Hunters of the Highland Deer," "Deer and Boar in Gaelic Literature," "An American's Impressions of Deerstalking in Scotland," "The Future of Deerstalking," "The Red Deer in England," etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality addition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on deer stalking







The Book of the Red Deer


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Contained within this book is a collection of essays and articles on the subject of hunting and stalking deer in Scotland. Written by various authors, these essays cover a range of subjects from history and culture to famous hunters, hunting techniques, and beyond. "The Book of the Red Deer" is highly recommended for modern hunting enthusiasts, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage hunting literature. Contents include: "Deerstalking in the Scottish Highlands", "The Deer in the Morning of the World", "Ancient Sketchbook and With Rifle", "The Red Deer of Galloway", "Some Royal Hunters of the Highland Deer", "Deer and Boar in Gaelic Literature", "An American's Impressions of Deerstalking in Scotland", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on deer hunting and stalking.







Reformers, Sport, Modernizers


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A record of the role of selected middle-class individuals across Europe who made notable contributions to the early evolution of modern sport and who saw success in modern sport as an expression of human qualities to be admired, applauded and encouraged. They viewed sport, sometimes self-interestedly but not always self-interestedly, as a medium of personal, collective and national virtue. It is the first general consideration of a selection of these innovatory pioneers and proselytisers who placed Europe at the forefront of major developments in contemporary world sport - now a phenomenon of global significance.




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Manliness and Morality


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The Geographical Journal


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Includes the Proceedings of the Royal geographical society, formerly pub. separately.




Dividing the spoils


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At a time of heightened international interest in the colonial dimensions of museum collections, Dividing the Spoils provides new perspectives on the motivations and circumstances whereby collections were appropriated and acquired during colonial military service. Combining approaches from the fields of material anthropology, imperial and military history, this book argues for a deeper examination of these collections within a range of intercultural histories that include alliance, diplomacy, curiosity and enquiry, as well as expropriation and cultural hegemony. As museums across Europe reckon with the post-colonial legacies of their collections, Dividing the Spoils explores how the amassing of objects was understood and governed in British military culture, and considers how objects functioned in museum collections thereafter, suggesting new avenues for sustained investigation in a controversial, contested field.