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.
| ISBN: | 9780714644875 |
| Publication date: | 30th January 2002 |
| Author: | Richard (School of Oriental and African Studies, London, UK) Tapper, Keith McLachlan |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 216 pages |
| Series: | History and Society in the Islamic World |
| Genres: |
Intermediate technology Impact of science and technology on society Cultural studies Development studies |