Farewell to the horse : a cultural history / Ulrich Raulff ; translated by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp.
Material type: TextPublication details: New Delhi : Penguin books, 2018.Description: xiii, 449 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780141983172
- Letzte Jahrhundert der Pferde. English
- 636.1 RAU 23
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"First published in German by Verlag C. H. Beck oHG Munchen in 2015 under the title Das letzte Jahrhundert der Pferde"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The long farewell -- Part I: The Centaurian pact : energy. Hell for horses ; A pastoral incident ; Riding West ; The shock ; The Jewish horsewoman -- Part II: A phantom in the library : knowledge. Blood and speed ; The anatomy lesson ; Connoisseurs and conmen ; Researchers -- Part III: The living metaphor : pathos. Napoleon ; The fourth rider ; The whip ; Turin: a winter's tale -- Part IV: The forgotten player : histories. Teeth and time ; Conquest ; Out of the picture ; Herodotus.
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