Document Type
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BL
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Record Number
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957342
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Doc. No
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b711712
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Main Entry
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Bulliet, Richard W.
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Title & Author
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The camel and the wheel /\ Richard W. Bulliet.
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Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: Harvard University Press,, 1975.
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Page. NO
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xiv, 327 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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ISBN
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0674091302
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: 9780674091306
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-277) and index.
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Abstract
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Discusses why the camel replaced wheeled vehicles as a method of transportation in the Middle East and North Africa between the 3rd and 6th centuries A.D.
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Subject
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Animals and history-- Africa, North.
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Subject
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Animals and history-- Middle East.
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Subject
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Camels-- History.
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Subject
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Camels-- Africa, North-- History.
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Camels-- Middle East-- History.
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Subject
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Transportation-- Africa, North-- History.
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Subject
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Transportation-- Middle East-- History.
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Subject
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Wheels-- Africa, North-- History.
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Subject
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Wheels-- Middle East-- History.
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Subject
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Chameaux-- Afrique du Nord.
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Subject
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Chameaux-- Moyen-Orient.
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Subject
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Roues.
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Animals and history.
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Subject
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Camels.
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Geschichte
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Kamel
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Kultur
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Transportation.
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Subject
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Wheels.
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Subject
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Kamel.
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Subject
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Kamelen.
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Subject
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Vee.
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Subject
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Vervoermiddelen.
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Subject
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Afrique du Nord, Histoire.
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Subject
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Moyen-Orient, Histoire.
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Subject
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Middle East.
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Subject
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Naher Osten
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North Africa.
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Dewey Classification
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636.2/95
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LC Classification
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SF401.C2B84
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NLM classification
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48.62bcl
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636.29523
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LC 22335rvk
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