Technology, Tradition and Survival: Aspects of Material Culture in the Middle East and Central AsiaThe 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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| Title | Technology, Tradition and Survival: Aspects of Material Culture in the Middle East and Central Asia Cass series--history and society in the Islamic world, ISSN 1466-9390 |
| Authors | Richard Tapper, Keith Stanley McLachlan, Professor Keith McLachlan |
| Editors | Richard Tapper, Keith Stanley McLachlan |
| Contributors | ISESCO (Organization), British Institute of Persian Studies, University of London. Centre of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Psychology Press, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0714649279, 9780714649276 |
| Length | 256 pages |
| Subjects | › › Technology & Engineering / Materials Science Technology & Engineering / Materials Science / General |
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