Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cities and Technology
ISBN-10
0415200768
ISBN-13
9780415200769
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 17th, 1998
Print length
368 Pages
Weight
858 grams
Dimensions
27.50 x 21.20 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
European historyUrban communitiesEconomic historyImpact of science & technology on society
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This book explores cities from the earliest earth built settlements to the dawn of the industrial age. It examines how technologies have evolved from Roman fortifications to contemporary urban public transport.
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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