The Wheel: Inventions and Reinventions

Richard Bulliet

Published by Columbia University Press 2016

The Wheel

Inventions and Reinventions

Richard Bulliet

In the series Columbia Studies in International and Global History

https://doi.org/10.7312/bull17338

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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.

Reviews

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.

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 Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
1. Wheel Versus Wheel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Why Invent the Wheel? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
3. A Square Peg in a Round Wheel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
4. Home on the Range Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
5. Wheels for Show Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
6. The Rise and Demise of the Charioteer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
7. The Princess Ride Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
8. The Carriage Revolution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
9. Four Wheels in China Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
10. Rickshaw Cities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
11. The Third Wheel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
Further Reading Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241

Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 272
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 4
- Other: 110 b&w illustrations

eBook

Published: January 19, 2016
ISBN: 9780231540612