The Horse in Human History
Download or Read eBook The Horse in Human History PDF written by Pita Kelekna and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-20 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Pita Kelekna |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 461 |
| Release | : 2009-04-20 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780521516594 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0521516595 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Horse in Human History by : Pita Kelekna
Book excerpt: This book assesses the impact of the horse on human society from 4000 BC to 2000 AD, by first describing initial horse domestication on the Pontic-Caspian steppes and the early development of driving and riding technologies. It traces the radiation of newly mobile equestrian cultures across Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It then documents the transmission of steppe chariotry and cavalry to sedentary states, the high economic importance of the horse, and the socio-political evolution of equestrian empires, which from antiquity into the modern era expanded across continents.
