{"product_id":"early-riders-robert-drews-9780415486804","title":"Early Riders: The Beginnings of Mounted Warfare in Asia and Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this wide-ranging and often controversial book, Robert Drews examines the question of the origins of man's relations with the horse. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe questions the belief that on the Eurasian steppes men were riding in battle as early as 4000 BC, and suggests that it was not until around 900 BC that men anywhere - whether in the Near East and the Aegean or on the steppes of Asia - were proficient enough to handle a bow, sword or spear while on horseback. After establishing when, where, and most importantly why good riding began, Drews goes on to show how riding raiders terrorized the civilized world in the seventh century BC, and how central cavalry was to the success of the Median and Persian empires.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on archaeological, iconographic and textual evidence, this is the first book devoted to the question of when horseback riders became important in combat. Comprehensively illustrated, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the origins of civilization in Eurasia, and the development of man's military relationship with the horse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Drews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415486807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415486804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Robert Drews","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946602463487,"sku":"9780415486804","price":68.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_be97b179-9ca0-484d-a082-d648d28a5a91.jpg?v=1681514075","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/early-riders-robert-drews-9780415486804","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}