Nomads

The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World

Anthony Sattin

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John Murray Publishers Ltd
25 October 2022

History: earliest times to present day; Human geography

A Sunday Times Best History Book of the Year

A Spectator Book of the Year

'A book of beauty and beguiling rhythm that offers unsettling lessons about our present-day world of borders' The Times

'Thoughtful, lyrical yet ambitiously panoramic . . . an important, generous and beautifully-written book' William Dalrymple

The ground-breaking story of Nomadic peoples on the move across history.

Humans have been on the move for most of

history. Even after the great urban advancement lured people into the great cities of Uruk, Babylon, Rome and Chang'an, most of us continued to live

lightly on the move and outside the pages of history. But recent discoveries

have revealed another story . . .

Wandering people built the first great

stone monuments, such as the one at Gobekli Tepe, seven thousand years before

the pyramids. They tamed the horse, fashioned the composite bow, fought with

the Greeks and hastened the end of the Roman Empire. They had a love of

poetry and storytelling, a fascination for artistry and science, and a

respect for the natural world rooted in reliance and their belief. Embracing

multiculturalism, tolerant of other religions, their need for free movement

and open markets brought a glorious cultural flourishing to Eurasia, enabling

the Renaissance and changing the human story.

Reconnecting with our deepest mythology, our unrecorded antiquity and our natural environment, Nomads is the untold history of civilisation, told through its outsiders.

By: Anthony Sattin
Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9781473677791
ISBN 10: 1473677793
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 25 October 2022
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anthony Sattin has been described as one of the key influences on travel writing today. His highly acclaimed books include A Winter on the Nile and Young Lawrence. His award-winning journalism has appeared regularly in the Guardian, Observer, Sunday Times, FT, Daily Telegraph and publications around the world including Wall Street Journal, Al-Ahram and Al Jazeera. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, editorial advisor on Geographical Magazine and a contributing editor to Conde Nast Traveller.

Reviews for Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World

A fabulous piece of evocative writing, mixing personal stories with an epic sweep of history, the unique insight of location and an intimate connection to the subject. I loved it -- Jerry Brotton, author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps I was riveted by the shifts to nomadic culture, Sapiens-like, and by the feeling of learning lightly worn and deftly-transmitted. This is a major book -- Roland Philipps, author of A Spy Named Orphan I was riveted by the shifts to nomadic culture, Sapiens-like, and by the feeling of learning lightly worn and deftly-transmitted. This is a major book -- Roland Philipps, author of A Spy Named Orphan An ambitious blend of history, memoir and current affairs - Koram's superb and combative account shows how Britain's near-past can explain its present predicament. A fascinating account of the British Empire written with an exciting blend of passion and scholarship -- David Dabydeen The saga of the lost mobile cultures and empires that have impacted global history . . . a spirited defence of freedom of conscience, freedom of movement and migration, a romantic tribute to independence and to free spirit, and to being in tune with the rhythms of nature -- Marc David Baer, author of The Ottomans