Militarism and the Indo-Europeanizing of Europe / Robert Drews.

"This book argues that the Indo-Europeanizing of Europe essentially began shortly before 1600 BC, when lands rich in natural resources were taken over by military forces from the Eurasian steppe and from southern Caucasia. First were the copper and silver mines (along with good harbors) in Greece, a...

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Main Author: Drews, Robert (Author)
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Subjects:
Indo-Europeans > Warfare > History.
Europe > History, Military.
Europe > Ethnic relations > History.
Militarism > Europe > History > To 1500.
Military art and science > Europe > History > To 1500.
Chariots > Europe > History > To 1500.
War horses > Europe > History > To 1500.
Europe > Antiquities.
Military archaeology > Europe.
Indogermanen.
Krieg.
Europa.
Physical Description:viii, 284 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The Origins and Spread of Proto-Indo-European
  • The Kurgan Theory and the Taming of Horses
  • Warfare in Western Eurasia in the Third and Early Second Millennium BC
  • Chariot Warfare, the Beginning of Militarism, and its Indo-European Connection
  • The Beginnings of Militarism in Temperate Europe
  • The Beginning of Militarism in Greece
  • The Question of Origins
  • Appendix: The Chronological Quandary.