ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter Chapter 2|10 pages
TB and its Treatment in Medieval Islam (Dedicated to the memory of H.D. Isaacs MD)
chapter Chapter 10|21 pages
Material Culture of Pastoral Nomads
Reflections based on Arab and Afghan Materials