The horse, the wheel, and language : how Bronze-Age riders from the Eurasian Steppes shaped the modern world / / David W. Anthony |
Autore | Anthony David W. |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2010] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (566 p.) |
Disciplina | 950.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Animals and civilization - Eurasia - History
Horses - Eurasia - History Bronze age - Eurasia Proto-Indo-European language |
ISBN |
1-282-30382-1
9786612303821 1-4008-3110-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part One. Language and Archaeology -- Chapter One. The Promise and Politics of the Mother Tongue -- Chapter Two. How to Reconstruct a Dead Language -- Chapter Three. Language and Time 1: The Last Speakers of Proto- Indo- European -- Chapter Four. Language and Time 2: Wool, Wheels, and Proto- Indo- European -- Chapter Five. Language and Place: The Location of the Proto- Indo- European Homeland -- Chapter Six. The Archaeology of Language -- Part Two. The Opening of the Eurasian Steppes -- Chapter Seven. How to Reconstruct a Dead Culture -- Chapter Eight. First Farmers and Herders: The Pontic- Caspian Neolithic -- Chapter Nine. Cows, Copper, and Chiefs -- Chapter Ten. The Domestication of the Horse and the Origins of Riding: The Tale of the Teeth -- Chapter Eleven. The End of Old Eu rope and the Rise of the Steppe -- Chapter Twelve. Seeds of Change on the Steppe Borders: Maikop Chiefs and Tripolye Towns -- Chapter Thirteen. Wagon Dwellers of the Steppe: The Speakers of Proto- Indo- European -- Chapter Fourteen. The Western Indo- European Languages -- Chapter Fifteen. Chariot Warriors of the Northern Steppes -- Chapter Sixteen. The Opening of the Eurasian Steppes -- Chapter Seventeen. Words and Deeds -- Appendix: Author's Note on Radiocarbon Dates -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996248070003316 |
Anthony David W.
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Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2010] | ||
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The royal hunt in Eurasian history [[electronic resource] /] / Thomas T. Allsen |
Autore | Allsen Thomas T |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, Pa., : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (417 pages) |
Disciplina | 639/.109 |
Collana | Encounters with Asia |
Soggetto topico |
Hunting - Political aspects - Eurasia - History
Animals and civilization - Eurasia - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-21139-4
9786613211392 0-8122-0107-8 |
Classificazione | NW 3060 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Hunting Histories -- World Histories and the World of Animals -- Pursuing Protein -- Pursuing Profit -- Pursuing Power -- This Hunting History -- 2. Field and Stream -- Who Hunted? -- Where Did They Hunt? -- How Often Did They Hunt? -- How Did They Hunt? -- On What Scale Did They Hunt? -- 3. Parks -- The Paradise and Its Antecedents -- Hunting Parks at the Core and on the Periphery -- Hunting Parks in East Asia -- The Purposes of Paradise -- 4. Partners -- Animal Assistants -- Dogs -- Birds -- Elephants -- Cats -- 5. Administration -- Hunting Establishments -- Success and Safety -- Careers -- Costs -- 6. Conservation -- Killing and Sparing -- Game Management -- Cultural Constraints -- Species Endangered -- Natural Attitudes -- 7. A Measure of Men -- Hunting and Hierarchy -- Princely Virtues -- Courting Danger -- Publicizing Prowess -- 8. Political Animals -- Power of Animals -- Power over Animals -- 9. Legitimation -- Animals and Ideology -- Threat -- Animal Control Officer -- State and Nature -- 10. Circulation -- On the Road -- Pursuing Pleasures -- Favors -- The Court Out-of-Doors -- 11. Intimidation -- Initiating Warriors -- Imitating War -- Intimating War -- Initiating War -- 12. Internationalization -- Traffic in Animals -- Dogs -- Birds -- Elephants -- Cats -- Traffic in Trainers -- 13. Conclusions -- History Wide -- History Deep -- Notes -- Abbreviations and Primary Sources -- Bibliography and Modern Scholarship -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457854703321 |
Allsen Thomas T
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Philadelphia, Pa., : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006 | ||
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The royal hunt in Eurasian history / / Thomas T. Allsen |
Autore | Allsen Thomas T |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 406 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 639/.109 |
Collana | Encounters with Asia |
Soggetto topico |
Hunting - Political aspects - Eurasia - History
Animals and civilization - Eurasia - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
African Studies
Asian Studies European History History Middle Eastern Studies World History |
ISBN |
1-283-21139-4
9786613211392 0-8122-0107-8 |
Classificazione | NW 3060 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Hunting Histories -- World Histories and the World of Animals -- Pursuing Protein -- Pursuing Profit -- Pursuing Power -- This Hunting History -- 2. Field and Stream -- Who Hunted? -- Where Did They Hunt? -- How Often Did They Hunt? -- How Did They Hunt? -- On What Scale Did They Hunt? -- 3. Parks -- The Paradise and Its Antecedents -- Hunting Parks at the Core and on the Periphery -- Hunting Parks in East Asia -- The Purposes of Paradise -- 4. Partners -- Animal Assistants -- Dogs -- Birds -- Elephants -- Cats -- 5. Administration -- Hunting Establishments -- Success and Safety -- Careers -- Costs -- 6. Conservation -- Killing and Sparing -- Game Management -- Cultural Constraints -- Species Endangered -- Natural Attitudes -- 7. A Measure of Men -- Hunting and Hierarchy -- Princely Virtues -- Courting Danger -- Publicizing Prowess -- 8. Political Animals -- Power of Animals -- Power over Animals -- 9. Legitimation -- Animals and Ideology -- Threat -- Animal Control Officer -- State and Nature -- 10. Circulation -- On the Road -- Pursuing Pleasures -- Favors -- The Court Out-of-Doors -- 11. Intimidation -- Initiating Warriors -- Imitating War -- Intimating War -- Initiating War -- 12. Internationalization -- Traffic in Animals -- Dogs -- Birds -- Elephants -- Cats -- Traffic in Trainers -- 13. Conclusions -- History Wide -- History Deep -- Notes -- Abbreviations and Primary Sources -- Bibliography and Modern Scholarship -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781736703321 |
Allsen Thomas T
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Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2006 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The royal hunt in Eurasian history / / Thomas T. Allsen |
Autore | Allsen Thomas T |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 406 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 639/.109 |
Collana | Encounters with Asia |
Soggetto topico |
Hunting - Political aspects - Eurasia - History
Animals and civilization - Eurasia - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
African Studies
Asian Studies European History History Middle Eastern Studies World History |
ISBN |
1-283-21139-4
9786613211392 0-8122-0107-8 |
Classificazione | NW 3060 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Hunting Histories -- World Histories and the World of Animals -- Pursuing Protein -- Pursuing Profit -- Pursuing Power -- This Hunting History -- 2. Field and Stream -- Who Hunted? -- Where Did They Hunt? -- How Often Did They Hunt? -- How Did They Hunt? -- On What Scale Did They Hunt? -- 3. Parks -- The Paradise and Its Antecedents -- Hunting Parks at the Core and on the Periphery -- Hunting Parks in East Asia -- The Purposes of Paradise -- 4. Partners -- Animal Assistants -- Dogs -- Birds -- Elephants -- Cats -- 5. Administration -- Hunting Establishments -- Success and Safety -- Careers -- Costs -- 6. Conservation -- Killing and Sparing -- Game Management -- Cultural Constraints -- Species Endangered -- Natural Attitudes -- 7. A Measure of Men -- Hunting and Hierarchy -- Princely Virtues -- Courting Danger -- Publicizing Prowess -- 8. Political Animals -- Power of Animals -- Power over Animals -- 9. Legitimation -- Animals and Ideology -- Threat -- Animal Control Officer -- State and Nature -- 10. Circulation -- On the Road -- Pursuing Pleasures -- Favors -- The Court Out-of-Doors -- 11. Intimidation -- Initiating Warriors -- Imitating War -- Intimating War -- Initiating War -- 12. Internationalization -- Traffic in Animals -- Dogs -- Birds -- Elephants -- Cats -- Traffic in Trainers -- 13. Conclusions -- History Wide -- History Deep -- Notes -- Abbreviations and Primary Sources -- Bibliography and Modern Scholarship -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818355103321 |
Allsen Thomas T
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Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2006 | ||
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