Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology PDF
by Chant Colin
Edited by Colin Chant, David (University of Sydney Australia) Goodman
Part of the Cities and Technology series
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Description
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:PDF
- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:17/12/1998
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- ISBN:9780203984376
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:17/12/1998
- Category:
- ISBN:9780203984376
