Technology, Tradition and Survival - Aspects of Material Culture in the Middle East and Central Asia (Hardcover)

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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.

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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.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Routledge

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

History and Society in the Islamic World

Release date

2002

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

2003

Authors

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Dimensions

246 x 189 x 28mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

216

ISBN-13

978-0-7146-4927-6

Barcode

9780714649276

Categories

LSN

0-7146-4927-9



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