Nómadas

There is a connection that has often been ignored by history: the transformative, and often bloody, relationship between sedentary and itinerant societies over the centuries. From the Neolithic revolution to the 21st century, through the rise and fall of Rome, the great wandering peoples of the Arabs and Mongols, the Mughals and the development of the Silk Road, nomads have been a perpetual counterweight to the empires created by the power of human cities. Exploring evolutionary biology and the restlessness that characterizes us as humans, Anthony Sattin's sweeping story traces the power of nomadism from before the Bible to its decline today. Connecting with mythology and ancient records, Nómadas explains why we left home and why we like to return. This is the story told through those who live outside the mainstream, it is the story from the fringes of civilization.