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From: Frank Conlon <conlon@u.washington.edu>
List Editor: Frank Conlon <conlon@u.washington.edu>
Editor's Subject: H-ASIA: Q. Elephant in Southeast and East Asia
Author's Subject: H-ASIA: Q. Elephant in Southeast and East Asia
Date Written: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 13:24:45 -0700
Date Posted: Fri, 25 Sep 1997 16:24:45 -0400

                                H-ASIA
                           September 25, 1997

Further responses (2) on query re: elephants in Southeast and East Asia
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1/)
From: Raymond Lum <rlum@fas.harvard.edu>

More on elephants in Southeast Asia:  White Orchid Press in Thailand
publishes books on elephants as part of its "Elephant Library."

The "Elephant Library is meant for elephant lovers, and dedicated to the
magnificent pachyderm.  It contains both reprints of classical works as
well as new works on both the African and Asian elephants."

Address for White Orchid (not to be confused with White Lotus publishers):
98/13 Soi Apha Phirom, Ratchada
Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand;
FAX 662-930-5646.


Raymond Lum
Harvard College Library
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2.)
From: James Millward <millwarj@gusun.georgetown.edu>

On the subject of elephants, on a trip to Vietnam a couple years ago, I
saw a amphitheatre outside Hue in Vietnam and was told that it was used
for imperially sponsored fights between tigers and elephants.  I was also
told that the tigers were declawed to give the pacaderms a fighting
chance.  In any case, were these sorts of blood-sports common in
Southeast Asia?  Did they serve purposes of imperial legitimacy, as did
animal and gladatorial contests in imperial Rome?

I wonder if anyone can fill me in, or suggest a reference.

James Millward
Georgetown University
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