The Camel and the Wheel

The Camel and the Wheel
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : 023107235X
ISBN-13 : 9780231072359
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Book Synopsis The Camel and the Wheel by : Richard W. Bulliet

Download or read book The Camel and the Wheel written by Richard W. Bulliet and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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