The Camel and the Wheel

The Camel and the Wheel

Morningside Edition

Paperback (20 May 1990)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780231072359
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Pub date:
Edition: Morningside Edition
DEWEY: 636.29509
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 327
Weight: 430g
Height: 217mm
Width: 142mm
Spine width: 23mm