The kinetic empires of Native American nomads

This chapter re-examines the powerful nomadic-equestrian societies in the North and South American grasslands and makes the case for a distinctive imperial formation, the kinetic empire. Kinetic empires were shape-shifting, action-based regimes that turned mobility into an imperial strategy and revo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hämäläinen, P
Other Authors: Bang, PF
Format: Book section
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2021