2238179Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empireshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/raiders-rulers-and-traders-the-horse-and-the-rise-of-empires/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2038349/a66db378-974e-43ed-a8d3-bdec2fce9d81.jpg?v=638573230836270000456633MXNW. W. Norton & CompanyInStock/Ebooks/A New York Times Book Review Editors Choice An Economist Best Book of 2024A 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 food. Domesticating the horse allowed early humans to settle the vast Eurasian steppe; later, their horses enabled new forms of warfare, encouraged long-distance trade routes, and ended up acquiring deep cultural and religious significance.Over time, horses came to power mighty empires in Iran, Afghanistan, China, India, and, later, Russia. Genghis Khan and the thirteenth-century Mongols offer the most famous example, but from ancient Assyria and Persia, to the seventeenth-century Mughals, to the high noon of colonialism in the early twentieth century, horse breeding was indispensable to conquest and statecraft.Scholar of Asian history David Chaffetz tells the story of how the horse made rulers, raiders, and traders interchangeable, providing a novel explanation for the turbulent history of the Silk Road, which might be better called the Horse Road. Drawing on recent research in fields including genetics and forensic archeology, Chaffetz presents a lively history of the great horse empires that shaped civilization....2196742Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires456633https://www.gandhi.com.mx/raiders-rulers-and-traders-the-horse-and-the-rise-of-empires/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2038349/a66db378-974e-43ed-a8d3-bdec2fce9d81.jpg?v=638573230836270000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20249781324051473_W3siaWQiOiIzOTQxYjllZS1hOGNhLTRhMTEtODQ5Mi01NGZiOWRhZmYxMTMiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjYyNiwiZGlzY291bnQiOjE3Niwic2VsbGluZ1ByaWNlIjo0NTAsImluY2x1ZGVzVGF4Ijp0cnVlLCJwcmljZVR5cGUiOiJXaG9sZXNhbGUiLCJjdXJyZW5jeSI6Ik1YTiIsImZyb20iOiIyMDI0LTEyLTAxVDAwOjAwOjAwWiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9XQ==9781324051473_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 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 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 sourcesin Persian, Turkish, Russian, and ChineseChaffetz presents a groundbreaking new view of what has been known as the Silk Road, and a lively history of the great horse empires that shaped civilization....(*_*)9781324051473_A New York Times Book Review Editors Choice An Economist Best Book of 2024A 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 food. Domesticating the horse allowed early humans to settle the vast Eurasian steppe; later, their horses enabled new forms of warfare, encouraged long-distance trade routes, and ended up acquiring deep cultural and religious significance.Over time, horses came to power mighty empires in Iran, Afghanistan, China, India, and, later, Russia. Genghis Khan and the thirteenth-century Mongols offer the most famous example, but from ancient Assyria and Persia, to the seventeenth-century Mughals, to the high noon of colonialism in the early twentieth century, horse breeding was indispensable to conquest and statecraft.Scholar of Asian history David Chaffetz tells the story of how the horse made rulers, raiders, and traders interchangeable, providing a novel explanation for the turbulent history of the Silk Road, which might be better called the Horse Road. Drawing on recent research in fields including genetics and forensic archeology, Chaffetz presents a lively history of the great horse empires that shaped civilization....9781324051473_W. W. Norton & Companylibro_electonico_e3a53da4-1234-36f9-bc71-c3c492ed8211_9781324051473;9781324051473_9781324051473David ChaffetzInglésMéxico2024-07-30T00:00:00+00:00https://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/wwnorton-epub-77bf5233-f4e5-40b0-8421-107fb162bdd5.epub2024-07-30T00:00:00+00:00W. 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