Richard Tapper: 2 books
by Richard Tapper
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
In 1978 and 1979 revolutions in Afghanistan and Iran marked a shift in the balance of power in South West Asia and the world. Then, as now, the world is once more aware that tribalism is no anachronism in a struggle for political and cultural self-determination. This books provides historical and...
Technology, Tradition and Survival
Aspects of Material Culture in the Middle East and Central Asia
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2004
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.