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

By Richard Tapper

Book information

Year
2002
ISBN
0714644870, 9780714644875, 0714649279, 9780714649276, 9780203011317
Open Library ID
OL18210858M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (6871087 bytes)
Edition
annotated edition
Pages
224\216
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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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