The culture of the horse; status, discipline, and identity in the early modern world.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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The culture of the horse; status, discipline, and identity in the early modern world.

Ed. by Karen Raber and Treva J.Tucker.

Palgrave Macmillan

2005

371 pages

$65.00

Hardcover

Early modern cultural studies

SF283

This collection of essays examines the role of horses and horsemanship in the early modern world. Twelve contributions by scholars represen...

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