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Ahmad Y. al-Hassan (Author), Donald R. Hill (Author)
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'… a wide-ranging survey of the technology used by Muslims in the Medieval period - and also today … It deserves to succeed in bringing its subject to a new audience in the West as well as instilling pride in past achievements in the Middle East.' History Today

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Although the contributions of Islamic civilisations to science have long been recognised, the application of this scientific expertise to technology had been neglected until the publication of this then pioneering 1986 text. The book begins to remedy that neglect, first by celebrating the richness and ingenuity of the world of Islamic technology and then by pointing the way forward to its more detailed exploration. Lavishly illustrated, this book explores the major technological achievements of Islamic civilisations, namely the public works of civil engineering, the machines and mechanical devices which served to control water, provide power, serve as instruments or to amuse.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A book that also asks questions, 27 Mar 2007
By Gogol - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Islamic Technology: An Illustrated History (Paperback)
Around the same time that Professor Nasr began publishing works dealing with so called 'Islamic science' this book came out. Filled with illistations it goes through the history of science and technology as they were practiced in the middle east up until the 19th century. It also looks at the contributions made by Muslim/Middle Easter scientists to science in general more interesingly it also asks questions as to why science declined in the 'Muslim world' and compares it with the rise of science in the West.

An exellent book that asks more than a few difficult questions some of which are still awaiting answers.

5.0 out of 5 stars Islamic Technology: pre-1900, 8 Mar 2010
By William Garrison Jr. - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Islamic Technology: An Illustrated History (Paperback)
(for some info) "Publisher's Note: In this lavishly illustrated survey, a historian and an engineer present a pioneering survey of the major achievements of Islamic civilization. They examine the public works of civil engineering, the machines and mechanical devices that served to control water, provide power, serve as instruments or amuse. They also explore chemical processes, textile, leather and paper manufacture, agricultural and food production, mining, and metallurgy."

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5.0 out of 5 stars Scandalously out of print, 29 Nov 2005
By J. Nicoletta "nicoletta" - Published on Amazon.com
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Why Cambridge let this one-of-a-kind book go out of print is a mystery. There is nothing else like it and it fills a major gap by providing an introduciton to the field.

Come on CUP, how about an updated edition? Or at least put this back in print as-is.
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