9780415200769

Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology

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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.

ISBN-13

9780415200769

ISBN-10

0415200768

Weight

2.89 Pounds

Dimensions

8.27 x 0.77 x 11.69 In

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$64.95

Edition

1st Edition

Format

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Language

English

Pages

368 pages

Publisher

Routledge

Published On

2000-02-01



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