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Raiders, rulers, and traders : the horse and the rise of empires

text Raiders, rulers, and traders : the horse and the rise of empires

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"A captivating history of civilization that reveals the central role of the horse in culture, commerce, and conquest. No animal is so entangled in human history as the horse. The thread starts in prehistory, with a slight, shy animal, hunted for f... Read more
Contents
Domesticated for milk: the entanglement begins, 40,000-2000 BCE -- Horses for heroes: horse herders enter the settled world, 2000-500 BCE -- Engines of empire: Iran and India, 500 BCE-400 CE -- Desperately seeking heavenly horses: China, 200 BCE-4... Read more
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xviii, 424 pages : illustrations, maps, 24 cm.
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company 2024

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