The Camel and the Wheel by Richard W. Bulliet

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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.

Booknews

Reprint, with new preface, of a classic first published in 1975. Moving across disciplines from anthropology to technology to zoology, Bulliet (history, Columbia U.) shows how this particular domestic animal has fitted into the total context of human society throughout history. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Biography

Richard W. Bulliet is professor of history at Columbia University. A former Guggenheim fellow, he is the editor of The Columbia History of the Twentieth Century and author of The Camel and the Wheel. He is also the author of four novels of mystery and intrigue.