The great migrations - John Haywood
from the earliest humans to the age of globalization
KORTE INHOUD
From the movement of homo erectus out of Africa one million years ago to the Aboriginal settlement of Australia around 50,000 BC; and from the barbarian invasions of early medieval Europe to the diaspora of African slaves in the early modern period, the migration of peoples has been a critical motor of change throughout human history.The Wanderers brings together 50 epic accounts of the mass movement of peoples. Each account not only describes the migration itself, but also examines in detail its causes, and its short- and long-term consequences. The Wanderers tells a multiplicity of stories - of the discovery of new worlds, of flight from persecution, of nation-building, of colonization, and of human courage and resourcefulness. Most of all, it tells the enthralling and multifaceted story of the human race itself. Migrations covered include:The long walk out of Eden: the spread of early humansThe medieval German 'Drive to the East'The first AmericansThe Spanish in the New WorldThe Phoenicians and the foundat...
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Staat: Goed. Hardcover met stofomslag. Staat: Zeer goed. Titel: Great Migrations. Jaar van uitgave: 2008. Taal: Engels. Lichte gebruik-/opslagsporen. Randje(s) stofomslag licht gekreukeld [Auteur: John Haywood] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Quercus Publishing] [Jaar: 2008] [Titel: Great Migrations]
