| Description |
xiv, 460 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-448) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Subject |
Horses -- History.
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Animals and civilization.
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| ISBN |
9780521516594 (hardback) |
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