Giants of the Monsoon Forest

From the kings of the Indus Valley to Hannibal's Alpine cavalry, humans have been living and working with elephants for millennia. In Giants of the Monsoon Forest, Jacob Shell travels to communities that still rely on this ancient partnership. After the 2004 tsunami, Indonesian officials deployed trained Sumatran elephants to clear wreckage. Along the mountainous Indian-Burmese border, the logging industry employs several thousand elephants. They share these forests with Kachin rebels, who navigate a secret network of trails atop elephant mounts.

Blending history, science and reportage, Giants of the Monsoon Forest offers a new perspective on animal intelligence and reveals an unexpected relationship between evolution in the natural world and political struggles in the human one. By working together, fugitive elephants and humans help preserve the wild spaces they both need to survive.

About the author

Jacob Shell  is a professor of geography and urban studies at Temple University. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Summary

A journey through the hidden world of elephants and their riders.

Product details

• Authors: Jacob Shell, Jacob (Temple University) Shell, Shell Jacob
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9780393247763
• ISBN: 978-0-393-24776-3
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, NATURE / Animals / Mammals, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Wildlife: mammals, Conservation of the environment, Social and cultural anthropology, Wildlife: mammals: general interest