10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STEPPE»
Discover the use of
steppe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
steppe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Endless
Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
They are "capitalists -- enemies of the people." Forced from their home and friends in Vilna, Poland, they are herded into crowded cattle cars. Their destination: the endless steppe of Siberia.
2
Wildlife of the Tibetan
Steppe
The Chang Tang, the vast, remote Tibetan steppe, is home to a unique assemblage of large mammals. Since 1985, George B. Schaller and his Chinese and Tibetan coworkers have surveyed the flora and fauna of the Chang Tang.
Young Giovanni Drogo arrives at the bleak border area of the Tartar Steppe where he is to take a short assignment at Fort Bastiani, an encampment manned by veteran soldiers who have grown old without seeing a trace of the enemy.
4
Mounted Archers of the
Steppe 600 BC-AD 1300
This book details the history, weapons, equipment and tactics of these fascinating warriors.
5
Village,
Steppe and State: The Social Origins of Modern Jordan
The contributors to this text on the origins of modern Jordan have based their approach on original fieldwork and archives in Jordan, rather than on foreign archives, and avoid viewing the Jordanian state in the context of British imperial ...
Eugene Rogan, Tariq Tell, 1994
6
Frozen Fauna of the Mammoth
Steppe: The Story of Blue Babe
These mummies, their ecology, and their preservation are the subject of this compelling book by paleontologist Dale Guthrie.
7
Taming the Wild Field: Colonization and Empire on the ...
Willard Sunderland chronicles the colonization of the Russian steppes & discusses how the steppe lands have changed in the Russian imagination over time, from the 'wild field' of the middle ages, to the iconic status of the 19th century, ...
8
Ecology of the Shortgrass
Steppe : A Long-Term Perspective: ...
This volume is an enormously rich source of data and insight into the structure and function of a semiarid grassland.
Department of Rangeland Ecosystem Science Colorado State University W. K. Lauenroth Professor, I. C. Burke Department of Forest Sciences Colorado State University, 2008
9
Europe's
Steppe Frontier, 1500-1800
In Europe’s Steppe Frontier, acclaimed historian William H. McNeill analyzes the process whereby the thinly occupied grasslands of southeastern Europe were incorporated into the bodies-social of three great empires: the Ottoman, the ...
10
Prehistoric
steppe adaptation and the horse
This volume examines the origins of horse husbandry and pastoralism - especially nomadic pastoralism - in the Eurasian steppe.
Marsha Ann Levine, Colin Renfrew, Katherine V. Boyle, 2003
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STEPPE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
steppe is used in the context of the following news items.
Steppe Cement Sales Increase In First-Half, Says Prices Are Improving
LONDON (Alliance News) - Kazakh construction material producer Steppe Cement Ltd Tuesday said it sold more cement in the first-half of 2015 as prices fell by ... «London South East, Jul 15»
Agencies Launch Effort To Reduce Fires In Idaho Sagebrush Steppe
The agency says fire helps invasive cheatgrass take over sagebrush steppe areas and ... The sagebrush steppe is habitat for sage grouse, which is under ... «Boise State Public Radio, May 15»
Smart city on the Mongolian steppe
This month, Mongolia's parliament will vote on the feasibility of the construction of a new cultural and religious capital – 'Maidar' – out in the steppe 30km from ... «Geographical, May 15»
HS Roundup: Steppe, McIntrye lead Wall past Red Bank boys lacrosse
Michael Steppe had five goals, Michael McIntyre had two goals and two assists and Liam Ferguson had three assists as the Wall boys lacrosse team defeated ... «Asbury Park Press, Apr 15»
Kazakhstan: The Slumbering Steppe
One day last summer, Viktor Kazachenko set off across the steppe from his village in northern Kazakhstan, driving to the nearest town on some errands — but he ... «The Moscow Times, Mar 15»
Some European Languages Came by Steppe
But as with any academic theory, there's a competing idea: the so-called "steppe hypothesis." Which says it was herders—not farmers—who galloped in from the ... «Scientific American, Mar 15»
North Europeans migrated from steppe: DNA
The Yamnaya were herders who lived in the steppe north of the Black and Aral seas. Their genes are still present in varying degrees in contemporary ... «The Japan Times, Mar 15»
Steppe migration spread languages across Europe, DNA study shows
The researchers say that since major language replacements are believed to require large-scale migration, the huge influx of ancient steppe DNA still in many ... «Al Jazeera America, Mar 15»
The Tangled Roots of English
This steppe theory, favored by many linguists, holds that the proto-Indo-European speakers then spread their language to Europe, India and western China, ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
Indo-European Languages Originated in Pontic-Caspian Steppe …
Proto-Indo-European was spoken around 4,500 BC in the Pontic-Caspian steppe – the steppeland stretching from Moldova and western Ukraine across the ... «Sci-News.com, Feb 15»
