马：人类历史的奔腾 The Horse:A Galloping History of Humanity

基本信息

言 ‏ : ‎ 英语

精装 ‏ : ‎ 544页

ISBN‏ : ‎ 978-0593186084

商品重量 ‏ : ‎ 799 g

尺寸 ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 2.77 x 22.86 cm

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

蒂莫西·C·温加德的《马》是一部史诗般独特的历史。它的故事开始于 5500 多年前，在欧亚草原的风吹草动的草原上；当一个人驯服了一匹马时，一段牢不可破的纽带就此建立，人类的未来也瞬间被改写，命运的缰绳牢牢地掌握在人类手中。

从那关键的一天起，马就用它强大的背负着文明的历史。几千年来，它是主要的交通工具、不可少的农具、坚定的伙伴和强大的战争武器。马拥有独特的体型、速度、力量和耐力，主宰着人类生活的方方面面，塑造了人类雄心壮志的范围。我们仍然生活在它奔腾的影子之中。

马彻底改变了我们狩猎、贸易、旅行、耕作、战斗、崇拜和互动的方式。它们从根本上重塑了人类基因组和世界语言图谱。它们决定了国际边界、塑造了文化、推动了经济发展并建立了全球超级大国。它们决定了征服者和帝国的命运。它们是致命疾病的传播者，并为拯救生命的医疗创新做出了贡献。马甚至启发了建筑、发明、家具和时尚。从亚历山大大帝雷霆万钧的骑兵冲锋到 1894 年大粪肥危机期间的纽约街头，马塑造了历史的宏伟弧线和我们的日常生活。

《马》以引人入胜的启示和快节奏的故事叙述为驱动力，讲述了这种高贵动物在人类历史上出色的持久统治。了解马就是了解世界。

Timothy C. Winegard’s The Horse is an epic history unlike any other. Its story begins more than 5,500 years ago on the windswept grasslands of the Eurasian Steppe; when one human tamed one horse, an unbreakable bond was forged and the future of humanity was instantly rewritten, placing the reins of destiny firmly in human hands.

Since that pivotal day, the horse has carried the history of civilizations on its powerful back. For millennia it was the primary mode of transportation, an essential farming machine, a steadfast companion, and a formidable weapon of war. Possessing a unique combination of size, speed, strength, and stamina, the horse dominated every facet of human life and shaped the very scope of human ambition. And we still live among its galloping shadows.

Horses revolutionized the way we hunted, traded, traveled, farmed, fought, worshipped, and interacted. They fundamentally reshaped the human genome and the world’s linguistic map. They determined international borders, molded cultures, fueled economies, and built global superpowers. They decided the destinies of conquerors and empires. And they were vectors of lethal disease and contributed to lifesaving medical innovations. Horses even inspired architecture, invention, furniture, and fashion. From the thundering cavalry charges of Alexander the Great to the streets of New York during the Great Manure Crisis of 1894 and beyond, horses have shaped both the grand arc of history and our everyday lives.

Driven by fascinating revelations and fast-paced storytelling, The Horse is a riveting narrative of this noble animal’s unrivaled and enduring reign across human history. To know the horse is to understand the world.

作者简介

蒂莫西·C·温加德博士是《纽约时报》畅销书作家，著有五本著作，包括《蚊子：人类历史致命的捕食者》。他拥有牛津大学博士学位，曾担任加拿大和英国军队的军官，并出演过许多纪录片、电视节目和播客。温加德是科罗拉多梅萨大学的历史学副教授。

Dr. Timothy C. Winegard is a New York Times bestselling author of five books including The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator. He holds a PhD from the University of Oxford, served as an officer in the Canadian and British Armies, and has appeared on numerous documentaries, television programs, and podcasts. Winegard is an associate professor of history at Colorado Mesa University.