Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology; Cities and Technology (Cities and Technology)

Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology; Cities and Technology (Cities and Technology)

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Book 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.

Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology (Cities and Technology),Colin Chant,Routledge,041520075X,Civilization,Earth Sciences - Geography,History,Science,Science/Mathematics,Social Aspects,Sociology,Sociology - Urban,Technology,Technology And Society,Economic history,Europe,European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland),History of engineering & technology,Science / Geography,Social history,Urban communities

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