@incollection{fdi:010095061,
  title = {{E}lephant management in the {B}rahmaputra uplands and beyond : an ethnohistorical approach},
  author = {{L}ain{\'e}, {N}icolas},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}rawing on the history of human-elephant relationships in {B}rahmaputra uplands in precolonial, colonial, and contemporary periods, this article highlights at least long-standing two elephant management systems: the dominant power of each period with its corresponding war, imperialist, or conservation purposes and that of the local populations for whom elephants represent an essential part of their daily life and a source of livelihood, even though they simultaneously remain at the service of the dominant power. {T}hrough the ages, the local inhabitants' relationship with elephants has evolved, and the presence of these animals alongside human societies has shaped the culture, identity, and ecology of the region. {I}n the six centuries of the {A}hom kingdom, and the two centuries of {B}ritish rule, local knowledge of elephants has always played a role in state policy, often by force. {H}owever, after independence, international norms of conservation have tended to remove human settlements from elephant habitats and exclude consideration of local knowledge of elephants, to the detriment of all parties. {T}he interests and knowledge of local people need to be engaged if elephant populations are to survive. {A}t the same time, exploring the extensive literature on the connection between humans and elephants could provides fresh perspectives on the region's history, social structures, and geopolitical significance between {S}outh and {S}outheast {A}sia.},
  keywords = {{INDE} ; {ROYAUME} {UNI} ; {ASSAM} {VALLEE} ; {BRAHMAPOUTRE}},
  booktitle = {{O}xford {R}esearch {E}ncyclopedia of {A}sian {H}istory},
  numero = {},
  pages = {en ligne [22 ]},
  address = {[{N}ew {Y}ork]},
  publisher = {{O}xford {U}niversity {P}ress},
  series = {},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1093/acrefore/9780190277727.013.801},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010095061},
}