Page 6 RAIN Dec 1975 ( AP.PROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY ) • I Appropriate Technology Sourcebook, by Kenneth parrow and Rick Pam, Appropriate Technology Project, 1975, $1.50. • Volunteers in Asia Box 4543 Stanford, CA 94395 A 74-page preliminary edition of a sourcebook for techniques and equipment appropriate to Asian conditions. Listings 9f publications by U.S., British ' and other groups, but as yet little ·input from indigenous devel'opments in Asian ~ountries or philosophical, economic or institutional overyiew of the conditions • • they are attempting to change or establish. Sources' for Chinese Barefoot Doctors' Manual, Farm Shop and Equipment, Waterproofing Soil Construction and other hard-to-find information. Suggestions·for listings.in an expanded edition would be welcome. • Appropriate Technology at Habitat, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, June 1976. Contact: William N. Ellis, A.T. Coordinator 7410 Vernon Square Alexandria, VA 22306 703-768-2524 A.T. groups from all p~ts of the world ¥e being invited to participate in an expositipn to be held_in conjunction with HABITAT, the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements. Exhibits are to be equipment or working models that demonstrate the success of small technology in solving problems identified by local communities. Groups wishing to enter displays should submit their suggested format to the coordinator before January 30, 1976. A'ppropriate ·Technology Bibliographry: Tools and H,ardware Section Millenia of experience has given us a grand lega~y of tools, techniques and wisdom to draw upon in developing simpler, yet wiser ways of doing things. We have the whole earth to draw upon. Our enthusiasm for unprecedented energy-intensive technology has caused us to forget the wealth of simpler and • more ingenious technology that has long exist~d and is being greatly expanded today. Traditional Crafts of Persia, by H;ms Wulff, MIT Press, 1966, $7.95. Records in readable yet technically clear language the wide range of technologies of the traditional Persian culture: metallurgy and metal working, jewelry, lockmaking, woodworking, comb making, building, brickmaking, tiles and glazing, textiles, carpet weaving, irrigation, agricultural methods, windmills and oil milling. A wealth of valuable information. Science and Civilization in China, by Joseph Needham, Cambridge University Press, 1962 A vast goldmine of information on ways of thought different from our own and the incredible technologies developed over 4000 years in one of the most productive cultures on our planet. The . volumes produced so far include introductory orientations, history of scientific thought, mathematics, sciences of the heavens and the earth, physics, mechanical engineering and building; chemistry and medicine. The volumes are very expensive ($30-$50 each), so get them at the library (or through inter-library loan). ' Science and Civilization in Islam, by Seyyed H. Nasr, Harvard University' Press, t'968, $15 • Far less comprehensive than Needham's masterpiece, but contains an extremely • thought-provoking introductory section explaining.the underlying purposes and practice of Islamic sciences-conceiving of science as a means for spiritual growth and considering an individual who specialized in one aspect of science or life to the detriment of others to be unbalanced and a danger to so'ciety and oneself. The basis of Islamic sciences can offer a valuable yardstick with which to evaluate our own. Appropriate Technology Intermediate Technology , Development Publications 9 King Street . London, England $7/yr. ($10.50 airmail). An excellent technical journal (quarterly) geared mostly towards A.T. for developing countries. However, most of the tools and processes could be applied to overdeveloped countries. Hydraulic rams, metal bending machines, sugar mills and agricultural tools and processes. Tashiro Hardware 109 Prefontain Place Seattle, WA 98104 . Wonderful store in Seattle where it is possible to get (and learn how to use and take care of) traditional Japanese tools. Write for their catalog. Spectrum Alternative Sources of Energy Rt. 2, Box 90A Milaca, MN 56353 Catalog of tools and processes for smallscale use of solar, wind, water & other forms of income energy. Shoe Patch, an adhesive liquid for running shoes, tennie-runners, deck shoes, sneakers. $3.50'per tube postpaid from: One More Company, Inc. 540 Santa Cruz Ave. Menlo Park, CA 94025 It works! Non-skid too. An economically st;nsible product,t;hat encourages recycling (now I can buy all my ·shoes at the flea market, shoe-patch them and save money while extending the life of one of life's material goodies). Packed in a cardboard mailing tube that is also useful as a tiny wastebasket (if you're a good shot), or pencil holder, a Raparound No. 1 newsktter-user's guideBriarpatch catalog comes with it, tellin you the story of this humble product, sharing Briarpatch economics and business practices and asking for•your comments. All you food co-opers out there might find this a hot item to carry.
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