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The Wheel

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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 with the caster, a single rotating and pivoting wheel.
Bulliet's most interesting finding is that a simple desire to move things from place to place did not drive the wheel's development. If that were the case, the wheel could have been invented at any time almost anywhere in the world. By dividing the history of this technology into three conceptual phases and focusing on the specific men, women, and societies that brought it about, Bulliet expands the social, economic, and political significance of a tool we only partially understand. He underscores the role of gender, combat, and competition in the design and manufacture of wheels, adding vivid imagery to illustrate each stage of their development.


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Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History Publisher: Columbia University Press

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  • Release date: January 19, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9780231540612
  • File size: 24536 KB
  • Release date: January 19, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9780231540612
  • File size: 24536 KB
  • Release date: January 19, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9780231540612
  • File size: 39868 KB
  • Release date: January 19, 2016

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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 with the caster, a single rotating and pivoting wheel.
Bulliet's most interesting finding is that a simple desire to move things from place to place did not drive the wheel's development. If that were the case, the wheel could have been invented at any time almost anywhere in the world. By dividing the history of this technology into three conceptual phases and focusing on the specific men, women, and societies that brought it about, Bulliet expands the social, economic, and political significance of a tool we only partially understand. He underscores the role of gender, combat, and competition in the design and manufacture of wheels, adding vivid imagery to illustrate each stage of their development.


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    Columbia University Press

    Kindle Book
    Release date: January 19, 2016

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780231540612
    File size: 24536 KB
    Release date: January 19, 2016

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780231540612
    File size: 24536 KB
    Release date: January 19, 2016

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9780231540612
    File size: 39868 KB
    Release date: January 19, 2016

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