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The Eurasian steppe [electronic resource] : people, movement, ideas / Warwick Ball

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Ball, Warwick
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Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]
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©2021
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Contents
Frontmatter -- About the Author -- Contents -- Figures -- Maps -- Note on Transliteration -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 THE NATURE OF THE STEPPE Some Geographical Observations -- CHAPTER 2 THE BEGINNINGS OF EURASIA Permanence, Movement and Prehistory -- CHAPTER 3 INDO-EUROPE Prehistory and Language -- CHAPTER 4 HISTORY AND MYTH Cimmerians, Scythians and Sarmatians; Gog, Magog and Excalibur -- CHAPTER 5 AMAZONS Women of the Steppe and the Idea of the Female Warrior -- CHAPTER 6 THE ART OF THE STEPPE From Animal Style to Art Nouveau -- CHAPTER 7 TWILIGHT OF THE GODS The Huns, Attila and the End of Antiquity -- CHAPTER 8 DESCENDANTS OF THE SHE-WOLF The Emergence of Turkish-speaking Peoples -- CHAPTER 9 EUROPEAN NATIONS FROM THE STEPPE Nomads and Early Medieval Europe -- CHAPTER 10 THE ATLANTIS OF THE STEPPE The Khazar Empire and its Legacy -- CHAPTER 11 THE 'MEN FROM HELL' Setting the West Ablaze: The Mongols in Europe -- CHAPTER 12 GOLDEN HORDES The Tatar Khanates of Russia -- CHAPTER 13 A MODERN STEPPE EMPIRE Russian Identity and the Steppe -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
From nomadic peoples to conquering empires, from tales of Amazon women to art nouveau, and from golden grave goods to the formation of countries that still exist today, Ball shows how the steppe has continually shaped Europe's destiny.
"From nomadic peoples to conquering empires, from tales of Amazon women to art nouveau, and from golden grave goods to the formation of countries that still exist today, Ball shows how the steppe has continually shaped Europe's destiny."--Provided by publisher.
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9781474488075 (electronic bk.)
1474488072 (electronic bk.)
9781474488044
1474488048
9781474488068
1474488064
9781474488051 (ePub ebook)
1474488056
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 368-393) and index.
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