Early riders : the beginnings of mounted warfare in Asia and Europe /

Early riders : the beginnings of mounted warfare in Asia and Europe /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Drews, Robert.
Imprint:	New York : Routledge, 2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 218 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Subject:	Cavalry -- Asia -- History. Cavalry -- Europe -- History. War horses -- Asia -- History. War horses -- Europe -- History. Cavalry. War horses. Asia. Europe. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11298786

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ISBN:	0203071077 9780203071076 9780415326247 0415326249 0415326249
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-210) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	A wide-ranging account of horse-riding and horse-rearing in Central Asia, Europe and the Greek world. Using archaeology, iconographic and textual evidence, Drews shows when horseback riding began, when riders became secure enough to handle a weapon.
Other form:	Print version: Drews, Robert. Early riders. New York : Routledge, 2004 0415326249

Table of Contents:

BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 HORSEMEAT; 3 SPEED; 4 CONTROL; 5 PLUNDER; 6 THE IRANIAN EMPIRES; 7 HOPLITES AND HORSEMEN; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.