Horse power : a history of the horse and the donkey in human societies / Juliet Clutton-Brock.

Author/creator Clutton-Brock, Juliet
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1992.
Description192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Subjects

Contents Pt. I. Wild horses and asses -- Family equidae -- Wild horses and asses in historic times -- Pt. II. Equids that are without pride of ancestry or hope of posterity -- Hybrids and the breeding of mules -- Pt. III. History of the domestic horse, donkey and mule -- Earliest domestication of the horse and the ass -- First wheeled transport, horse-riding, the stirrup, and nose-slitting -- Equids in ancient Egypt and western Asia, and the enigma of the onager -- Horses of Scythia and the Orient -- Equids in the classical world -- Equids in the Middle Ages -- Conquest of the Americas -- Equids in agriculture, transport, exploration, and warfare -- History of horse-racing.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [184]-188) and index.
LCCN 91020447
ISBN067440646X :

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks SF283 .C63 1992 ✔ Available Place Hold