1st Edition

Technology, Tradition and Survival Aspects of Material Culture in the Middle East and Central Asia

By Richard Tapper, Keith McLachlan Copyright 2002
    216 Pages
    by Routledge

    216 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    Introduction Keith McLachlan and Richard Tapper  Arab and Islamic Contributions to European Civilization Rifaat Y. Ebied  TB and its Treatment in Medieval Islam J. Derek Latham  Al-Tibb al-Nabawi - The Prophet's Medicine Ghada Karmi  Early Arabic Cuisine - The Evidence from Medieval Arabic Medical Texts Ghada Karmi  Science and Technology in Islamic Building Construction Donald R. Hill  Wind and Watermills in Iran and Afghanistan Michael Harverson  Pigeon Towers and Ice-houses on the Iranian Plateau Elisabeth Beazley  Sustainable Buildings - Middle Eastern Traditional Systems for the Future Susan Roaf  From the Rash d ya to the Ordos - In Search of Early Mongol Tents Peter Alford Andrews  Material Culture of Pastoral Nomad - Reflections Based on Arab and Afghan Materials Klaus Ferdinard  Looms, Carpets and Kelims Jon Thompson  The Survival of the Bazaar Economy in Iran and Contemporary Middle East Keith McLachlan  The Political Significance of the Bazaar in Iran Mahmoud Abdullahzadeh  Impact of Wealth on Traditional Technologies in Rural Oman Roderic W. Dutton

    Biography

    Richard Tapper, Keith McLachlan