Screen LibraryThe horse in human history
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiv, 460 p.: ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780521736299 (pbk.) 0521736293 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | S821 |
| CLC: | S821-09 |
| Call Number: | S821-09/K291 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-448) and index. Introduction to equestrian man and to Equus -- Equus caballus: horse domestication and agro-pastoralism across the Eurasian steppes -- Nomadic horse culture of the steppes -- Expansion from the steppes to Southwestern and Southern Asia -- China and the steppes beyond its borders -- Equestrian Europe--solar edifices, hippodromes, and Arthurian chivalry -- Arabian conquest from the South -- Turkic-invader converts to Islam and crusader opponents -- From the steppes, the Altaic Nomad conquest of Eurasia -- From Europe, Equus returns to its continent of origin -- Horses are us. |