Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology Paperback / softback
by Colin Chant, David Goodman
Part of the Cities and Technology series
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This, the first book in the series, explores cities from the earliest earth built settlements to the dawn of the industrial age exploring ancient, Medieval, early modern and renaissance cities.
Among the cities examined are Uruk, Babylon, Thebes, Athens, Rome, Constantinople, Baghdad, Siena, Florence, Antwerp, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Timbuktu, Great Zimbabwe, Hangzhou, Beijing and Hankou Among the technologies discussed are: irrigation, water transport, urban public transport, aqueducts, building materials such as brick and Roman concrete, weaponry and fortifications, street lighting and public clocks.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:17/12/1998
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- ISBN:9780415200769
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:17/12/1998
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415200769
