The Camel and the Wheel - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Richard BullietSeries:Morningside BooksPublish date:1990-06-10Pages:327
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231072359ISBN-10:023107235XUPC:9780231072359Book Category:Science, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:AgricultureBook Topic:Animal HusbandrySize:9.01 x 5.57 x 0.89 inchesWeight:0.92Product ID:SC2QQTCDA0
Why, for many centuries, was the wheel abandoned in the Middle East in favor of the camel as a means of transport? This richly illustrated study explains this anomaly. Drawing on archaeology, art, technology, anthropology, linguistics, and camel husbandry, Bulliet explores the implications for the region's economic and social development during the Middle Ages and into modern times.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231072359ISBN-10:023107235XUPC:9780231072359Book Category:Science, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:AgricultureBook Topic:Animal HusbandrySize:9.01 x 5.57 x 0.89 inchesWeight:0.92Product ID:SC2QQTCDA0
Richard W. Bulliet is professor of history at Columbia University. A former Guggenheim fellow, he is the editor of The Columbia History of the Twentieth Century and author of The Camel and the Wheel. He is also the author of four novels of mystery and intrigue.
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