Princeton University Press, Date: 8/15/2010 12:00:01 A. paperback. New. 1.4567 in x 9.2126 in x 6.0630 in. Paperback. Cover and spine in good condition. Spine is tight. Pages are clean, no markings, notes or stains. Ships from Friends bookstore to benefit Beaverton (Oregon) library. Princeton University Press ISBN 069114818x 9780691148182 [US]

Paperback / softback. New. Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? This title reveals how their domestication of horses and use of the wheel spread language. ISBN 069114818x 9780691148182 [GB]

ISBN10: 069114818X, ISBN13: 9780691148182, [publisher: Princeton Univers. Press Sep 2010] Softcover Neuware -'If you want to learn about the early origins of English and related languages, and of many of our familiar customs such as feasting on holidays and exchanging gifts, this book provides a lively and richly informed introduction. Along the way you will learn when and why horses were domesticated, when people first rode horseback, and when and why swift chariots changed the nature of warfare.'--Peter S. Wells, author of The Battle that Stopped Rome
[Zwiesel, Germany] [Publication Year: 2010]
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Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the gl ISBN 069114818x 9780691148182 [GB]

ISBN10: 069114818X, ISBN13: 9780691148182, [publisher: Princeton Univers. Press Sep 2010] Softcover Neuware -'If you want to learn about the early origins of English and related languages, and of many of our familiar customs such as feasting on holidays and exchanging gifts, this book provides a lively and richly informed introduction. Along the way you will learn when and why horses were domesticated, when people first rode horseback, and when and why swift chariots changed the nature of warfare.'--Peter S. Wells, author of The Battle that Stopped Rome 553 pp. Englisch
[Bergisch Gladbach, Germany] [Publication Year: 2010]
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ISBN10: 069114818X, ISBN13: 9780691148182, [publisher: Princeton University Press, New Jersey] Softcover Paperback. Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? Until now their identity has remained a tantalizing mystery to linguists, archaeologists, and even Nazis seeking the roots of the Aryan race. The Horse, the Wheel, and Language lifts the veil that has long shrouded these original Indo-European speakers, and reveals how their domestication of horses and use of the wheel spread language and transformed civilization. Linking prehistoric archaeological remains with the development of language, David Anthony identifies the prehistoric peoples of central Eurasia's steppe grasslands as the original speakers of Proto-Indo-European, and shows how their innovative use of the ox wagon, horseback riding, and the warrior's chariot turned the Eurasian steppes into a thriving transcontinental corridor of communication, commerce, and cultural exchange.He explains how they spread their traditions and gave rise to important advances in copper mining, warfare, and patron-client political institutions, thereby ushering in an era of vibrant social change. Anthony also describes his fascinating discovery of how the wear from bits on ancient horse teeth reveals the origins ...
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Princeton, N.J. |Woodstock Princeton University Press 2010 Trade paperback New in new dust jacket.