Esto-Europa: A Treatise On The Finno-Ugric Primary Civilization In Europe
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Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. maps included.
Long before the Indo-European migrations reshaped the European continent, another civilisation laid its deep roots across the land — and Esto-Europa makes the bold case that it was the Finno-Ugric peoples who formed Europe's true primary civilisation. Part II of Edgar V. Saks's ambitious series Studies in Ur-European History, this scholarly treatise presents a sweeping reexamination of prehistoric Europe, arguing that Finno-Ugric cultures were not peripheral newcomers but the foundational architects of the continent's earliest organised society. Drawing on linguistics, archaeology, and ethnography, Saks constructs a meticulous and provocative argument that challenges mainstream historiography and repositions the ancestral Finno-Ugric world — the precursor to modern Estonian and related cultures — at the very centre of European origins. Saks writes with the conviction of a scholar determined to overturn received wisdom, blending rigorous academic analysis with a passionate advocacy for the recognition of Finno-Ugric heritage. His prose is dense yet purposeful, reflecting the weight of a thesis that cuts against the grain of mid-twentieth-century historical consensus. For readers drawn to the contested frontiers of ancient history, prehistory, and the deep roots of European identity, Esto-Europa remains a fascinatingly contentious work — one that raises questions about who truly built the foundations of the Old World.
Author: Edgar V. Saks
Format: Paperback
Published: 1966, Montreal/Lund
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. maps included.
Long before the Indo-European migrations reshaped the European continent, another civilisation laid its deep roots across the land — and Esto-Europa makes the bold case that it was the Finno-Ugric peoples who formed Europe's true primary civilisation. Part II of Edgar V. Saks's ambitious series Studies in Ur-European History, this scholarly treatise presents a sweeping reexamination of prehistoric Europe, arguing that Finno-Ugric cultures were not peripheral newcomers but the foundational architects of the continent's earliest organised society. Drawing on linguistics, archaeology, and ethnography, Saks constructs a meticulous and provocative argument that challenges mainstream historiography and repositions the ancestral Finno-Ugric world — the precursor to modern Estonian and related cultures — at the very centre of European origins. Saks writes with the conviction of a scholar determined to overturn received wisdom, blending rigorous academic analysis with a passionate advocacy for the recognition of Finno-Ugric heritage. His prose is dense yet purposeful, reflecting the weight of a thesis that cuts against the grain of mid-twentieth-century historical consensus. For readers drawn to the contested frontiers of ancient history, prehistory, and the deep roots of European identity, Esto-Europa remains a fascinatingly contentious work — one that raises questions about who truly built the foundations of the Old World.