By steppe, desert, and ocean : the birth of Eurasia
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2015.
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Aurora Hills - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
ix, 530 pages : color ; 26 cm
Language
English
UPC
40025398418
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-506) and index.
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By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean is nothing less than the story of how humans first started building the globalized world we know today. Set on a huge continental stage, from Europe to China, it is a tale covering over 10,000 years, from the origins of farming around 9000 BC to the expansion of the Mongols in the thirteenth century AD. An unashamedly 'big history', it charts the development of European, Near Eastern, and Chinese civilizations and the growing links between them by way of the Indian Ocean, the silk Roads, and the great steppe corridor (which crucially allowed horse riders to travel from Mongolia to the Great Hungarian Plain within a year). Along the way, it is also the story of the rise and fall of empires, the development of maritime trade, and the shattering impact of predatory nomads on their urban neighbors. Above all, as this immense historical panorama unfolds, we begin to see in clearer focus those basic underlying factors - the acquisitive nature of humanity, the differing environments in which people live, and the dislocating effect of even slight climatic variation - which have driven change throughout the ages, and which help us better understand our world today.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cunliffe, B. W. (2015). By steppe, desert, and ocean: the birth of Eurasia (First edition.). Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cunliffe, Barry W.. 2015. By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean: The Birth of Eurasia. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cunliffe, Barry W.. By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean: The Birth of Eurasia Oxford University Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cunliffe, Barry W.. By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean: The Birth of Eurasia First edition., Oxford University Press, 2015.
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