Richard Tapper, Keith Mclachlan

Technology, Tradition and Survival

Aspects of Material Culture in the Middle East and Central Asia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 428g
• ISBN-13: 9780714644875
• ISBN-10: 0714644870
• Artikelnr.: 21539602

Autorenporträt

Richard Tapper, Keith McLachlan

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Arab and Islamic Contributions to European Civilization TB and
its Treatment in Medieval Islam Al-Tibb al-Nabawi - The Prophet's Medicine
Early Arabic Cuisine - The Evidence from Medieval Arabic Medical Texts
Science and Technology in Islamic Building Construction Wind and Watermills
in Iran and Afghanistan Pigeon Towers and Ice-houses on the Iranian Plateau
Sustainable Buildings - Middle Eastern Traditional Systems for the
Future From the Rash d ya to the Ordos - In Search of Early Mongol Tents
Material Culture of Pastoral Nomad - Reflections Based on Arab and Afghan
Materials Looms, Carpets and Kelims The Survival of the Bazaar Economy in
Iran and Contemporary Middle East The Political Significance of the Bazaar
in Iran Impact of Wealth on Traditional Technologies in Rural Oman