Introduction
1 “Slayer of Camels”: The Second Afghan War and Pack Animal “Wastage”
2 The Browsing Camel and the Edible “Wasteland”: The North-West Frontier of British India and the Punjab Environment
3 Jackasses for India: Transport Reform and the Global Traffic in Mules
4 Veterinary Science and the Partial Rehabilitation of the Camel
5 Frontier Warfare and the Persistence of Impressment
6 Indian Army Reform and the Creation of a Permanent Transport Establishment
7 Animal Management, Canal Colonization, and the Ecological Transformation of the Punjab
8 Surra and the Emergence of Tropical Veterinary Medicine in Colonial India
9 The Great War and Its Aftermath
10 Colonial Legacies: The State, Water, Surra, and Camels