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The Wheel
Inventions and Reinventions
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Richard Bulliet
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English
Published/Copyright:
2016
About this book
A visually rich, analytical history of the key cycles in a revolutionary technology.
Author / Editor information
Richard W. Bulliet taught Middle Eastern history and the history of technology at Columbia University from 1976 to 2015. He is the author of Cotton, Climate, and Camels in Early Islamic Iran: A Moment in World History; Hunters, Herders, and Hamburgers: The Past and Future of Human-Animal Relationships; The Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization; Islam: The View from the Edge; and The Camel and the Wheel.
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Hermione Giffard:
Bulliet brings a fresh view to a story that interests many: the invention of the wheel, providing new and interesting details about when and why the wheel was first adopted.
Bulliet brings a fresh view to a story that interests many: the invention of the wheel, providing new and interesting details about when and why the wheel was first adopted.
A fine contribution to the history of transport.
A deft narrative.
This concise and well-executed work is technology history at its best.... Simply excellent, this work will appeal not just to history readers but also to those interested in the social and cultural developments that both fuel and are fueled by technical changes.
A fascinating book.
Patrick Manning, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of World History, University of Pittsburgh:
This is a wonderful book, brimming at once with fascinating tales and with fundamental insights into the nature of invention.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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1. Wheel Versus Wheel
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2. Why Invent the Wheel?
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3. A Square Peg in a Round Wheel
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4. Home on the Range
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5. Wheels for Show
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6. The Rise and Demise of the Charioteer
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7. The Princess Ride
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8. The Carriage Revolution
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9. Four Wheels in China
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10. Rickshaw Cities
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11. The Third Wheel
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Notes
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Glossary
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Further Reading
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Index
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Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
January 19, 2016
eBook ISBN:
9780231540612
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
272
Illustrations:
4
Other:
110 b&w illustrations
eBook ISBN:
9780231540612
Audience(s) for this book
Professional and scholarly;
