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Horse nations : the worldwide impact of the horse on indigenous societies post-1492 /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mitchell, Peter, 1962- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Horses > History.
Horsemanship > History.
Indigenous peoples > History.
Indians > Domestic animals > History.
Horsemen and horsewomen > History.
Horses.
History, Modern 1601-
History, Early Modern 1451-1600.
Population Groups.
Table of Contents:
  • Introducing Horse nations
  • Ancestors
  • A prodigal return
  • North America I: the Southwest and the Southern Plains
  • North America II: the Central and Northern Plains
  • North America III: west of the Rockies
  • South America I: Caribbean deserts and tropical savannahs
  • South America II: the Southern Cone
  • The Old World: Southern Africa and Australasia
  • Putting horse nations in context
  • Appendix. Self-designations of Native American peoples.