{"product_id":"2026100008759-secondhand-esto-europa-a-treatise-on-the-finno-ugric-primary-civilization-in-europe","title":"Esto-Europa: A Treatise On The Finno-Ugric Primary Civilization In Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. maps included. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong 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.\n\nSaks 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342761205979,"sku":"2026100008759-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/7feb9908-cb4b-4b0f-baa4-aa9f4a7941b3.png?v=1790048688","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008759-secondhand-esto-europa-a-treatise-on-the-finno-ugric-primary-civilization-in-europe","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}