The wheel : inventions & reinventions / Richard W. Bulliet.
The wheel : inventions & reinventions / Richard W. Bulliet.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Call Numbers
G 2016/1626
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xii, 256 pages ; 21 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Wheel versus wheel -- Why invent the wheel? -- A square peg in a round wheel -- Home on the range -- Wheels for show -- The rise and demise of the charioteer -- The princess ride -- The carriage revolution -- Four wheels in China -- Rickshaw cities -- The third wheel.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2016]
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Inventions
- Social impact
- Overseas item
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"In this book, Richard W. Bulliet focuses on three major phases in the evolution of the wheel and their relationship to the needs and ambitions of human society. He begins in 4000 B.C.E. with the first wheels affixed to axles. He then follows with the innovation of wheels turning independently on their axles and concludes five thousand years later...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The wheel : inventions & reinventions / Richard W. Bulliet.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Columbia studies in international and global history
SCI.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2016/1626
Record Identifier
74VKVPamoR0y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVPamoR0y
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0231173385
9780231173384
DDC
621.8
MMS ID
991023993308002626
