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Chaffetz, David

 
9781324051466: Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires
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ISBN 10: 1324051469 ISBN 13: 9781324051466
Editorial: WW Norton & Co, 2024

Sinopsis

No animal is so entangled in human history as the horse. The thread starts in prehistory, with a small, shy animal, hunted for food. Over time, the domestication of horses, followed by the advent of riding, powered mighty empires: Persian, Mongol, Mughal. For more than two millennia, from Iran and Afghanistan to China, India and, later, Russia, the deep and ancient bond between humans and their horses connected a vast continent, forged trade routes, linked cultures and fueled war machines. Scholar of Asian history David Chaffetz tells the story of the Eurasian Steppe raiders, rulers and traders who amassed power and wealth on horseback from the Bronze Age through the twentieth century. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources―in Persian, Turkish, Russian and Chinese―Chaffetz presents a ground-breaking new view of what has been known as the “Silk Road”, and a lively history of the great horse empires that shaped civilisation.

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David Chaffetz, Asian Review of Books contributor, member of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs, and author of A Journey through Afghanistan and Three Asian Divas, has traveled in Asia for over forty years. He lives in Lisbon and Paris.

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Editorial
WW Norton & Co
Año de publicación
2024
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1324051469
ISBN 13 
9781324051466
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
448
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