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The Aryans : a study of Indo-European origins / by V. Gordon Childe.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Publication details: New York : Dorset Press, 1987.Description: xiii, 221 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780880291392
  • 0880291397
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GN539. C455 1987
Contents:
Contents: Language and prehistory -- The first appearance of the Aryans on the stage of history -- The Aryanization of the Mediterranean -- Primitive Aryan culture reconstructed by linguistic paleontology -- The case for an Asiatic cradle of the Aryans -- Did the Aryans originate in Central Europe? -- The theory of a North European cradle -- The Aryans in South Russia -- The role of the Aryans in history.
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Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University GN539.C455 1987 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Donated by Daood Moosa. 3ACKU000532878
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Abstract: "A fascinating account of the linguistic and racial history of Europe and Asia. The Aryans explores the origins and diffusion of the language to which English, together with Classical Greek, Latin and Sanskrit, is heir"--Book jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-215) and index.

Contents: Language and prehistory -- The first appearance of the Aryans on the stage of history -- The Aryanization of the Mediterranean -- Primitive Aryan culture reconstructed by linguistic paleontology -- The case for an Asiatic cradle of the Aryans -- Did the Aryans originate in Central Europe? -- The theory of a North European cradle -- The Aryans in South Russia -- The role of the Aryans in history.

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