{"product_id":"rethinking-prehistoric-central-asia-claudia-chang-9780367887513","title":"Rethinking Prehistoric Central Asia: Shepherds, Farmers, and Nomads","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe peoples of Inner Asia in the second half of the first millennium BC have long been considered to be nomads, engaging in warfare and conflict. This book, which presents the findings of new archaeological research in southeastern Kazakhstan, analyzes these findings to present important conclusions about the nature of Inner Asian society in this period. Pots, animal bones, ancient plant remains, and mudbricks are details from the material record proving that the ancient folk cultivated wheat, barley, and the two millets, and also husbanded sheep, goats, cattle, and horses. The picture presented is of societies which were more complex than heretofore understood: with an economic foundation based on both herding and farming, producing surplus agricultural goods which were exported, and with a hierarchical social structure, including elites and commoners, made cohesive by gift-giving, feasting, and tribute, rather than conflict and warfare. The book includes material on the impact of the first opening of the Silk Route by the Han emperors of China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claudia Chang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367887517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367887513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.35d","brand":"Claudia Chang","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941647417599,"sku":"9780367887513","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_30c2d1f4-2a6d-4301-bf5f-481178fa06fc.jpg?v=1681454145","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rethinking-prehistoric-central-asia-claudia-chang-9780367887513","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}