Nomads
the wanderers who shaped our world
$81.17
- Hardcover
368 pages
- Release Date
24 October 2022
Summary
Nomads: An Untold History of Civilization
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
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473677791 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473677793 |
| Author: | Anthony Sattin |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 24 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 560g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 158mm x 38mm |
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Critics Review
In a book of sensitivity and grace, Sattin does not just describe the nomadic way of life, but also evokes it … This is a book of beauty and beguiling rhythm that offers unsettling lessons about our present-day world of borders – The TimesThoughtful, lyrical yet ambitiously panoramic … As fleet and light-footed as its subject, it takes us along a dizzying path, over many of the highest ridges of human history … An important, generous and beautifully-written book – William Dalrymple, author of ‘The Anarchy’A terrific storyteller – New York Times
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’Anthony Sattin’s Nomads spreads before us a sweeping panorama of nomadismthat resonates through the past and echoes poignantly even in the present
– Colin Thubron, author of ‘Shadow of the Silk Road’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’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’An incredible work combining brilliant scholarship with an epic, page-turning narrative … His landmark book – Nicholas CraneSweeping … Poetic … Sattin brings together a huge range of material with great elegance, making it not only readable but also vital – Literary ReviewExceptional … tender and beautifully written – Jason Goodwin, Country LifeNomads is a kind of rhapsody on how this aspect of human nature has contributed as much, if not more, to civilization, than the tillers of the soil – Asian Review of BooksNomads is a monumental work, exhaustively researched that sets out to explain nomadism, its importance, rise and decline over the centuries in the minutest detail – Irish ExaminerTriumphantly tells the story of another way of living … This is a book that does not labour in the fields but gallops full stretch towards the horizon – SpectatorA much-needed act of historical revisionism – Times Literary SupplementAn unashamedly impressionistic paean to nomadic life interwoven with travelogue and memoir – The TimesAbout The Author
Anthony Sattin
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.
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