Technology, Tradition and Survival: Aspects of Material Culture in the Middle East and Central Asia - History and Society in the Islamic World

Tapper, Richard

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The contributors address the history, originality, variety and sophistication of traditional science, technology and material culture in the Middle East and Central Asia, their influence on the history of Europe and the West, and the threat posed by modern Western technologies.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780714644875
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	30 Jan 2002
DEWEY:	303.4830956
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	288
Weight:	490g
Height:	234mm
Width:	156mm
Spine width:	23mm