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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.

The Camel and the Wheel

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    A Paperback / softback by Richard Bulliet

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/06/1990
      ISBN13: 9780231072359, 978-0231072359
      ISBN10: 023107235X
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      Farm and working animals: general interest Sociology and anthropology

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      Book 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.

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