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100 1  Kelekna, Pita,|d1938- 
245 14 The horse in human history /|cPita Kelekna. 
260    Cambridge ;|aNew York :|bCambridge University Press,
       |c2009. 
300    xiv, 460 p. :|bill., maps ;|c23 cm. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-448) and 
       index. 
505 0  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. 
650  0 Horses|xHistory. 
650  0 Animals and civilization.