The Camel and the Wheel - Hardcover

Bulliet, Richard W.

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9780674091306: The Camel and the Wheel
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0674091302 ISBN 13: 9780674091306
Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1975

Synopsis

Combines historical and anthropological fact and speculation in an examination of the camel's role in human history and of the impact of camel utilization, in preference to wheeled vehicles, on the history of the Middle East and North Africa

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Book Description

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.

About the Author

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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Publisher
Harvard University Press
Publication date
1975
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0674091302
ISBN 13 
9780674091306
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
352
Rating
  • 4.22 out of 5 stars
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