The Horse On Old World Cultures

SINO-PLATONIC PAPERS
Number 190 June, 2009

The Politico-Economic Impact of the Horse on Old World Cultures: An Overview
by Pita Kelekna

Victor H. Mair, Editor Sino-Platonic Papers Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305 USA vmair@sas.upenn.edu www.sino-platonic.org

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