| Technology, Tradition and Survival: Aspects of Material Culture in the Middle East and Central Asia Contributor(s): Tapper, Richard (Author), McLachlan, Keith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0714644870 ISBN-13: 9780714644875 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: Seeking to promote a wider knowledge of traditional technologies in the Middle East and Central Asia, the contributors address three related themes: the history, originality, variety and sophistication of traditional science, technology and material culture in these regions; their influence on the history of Europe and the West; and the threat posed by modern Western technologies to the survival of traditional technologies which have continuing value according to turn-of-the -millennium standards of sustainability and appropriateness to local cultural, social and ecological conditions. There is a clear need for conservation of some artefacts that are under current threat of extinction. Individual chapters focus on specific aspects of technology and material culture: science and medicine; water technologies; vernacular architecture, both fixed buildings and the mobile tents of nomads; looms and weaving; and the structure of bazaars. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science |
| Dewey: 303.483 |
| LCCN: 2003048999 |
| Series: History and Society in the Islamic World (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.14" W x 9.2" (1.08 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
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| Publisher 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. |