Pre-industrial cities & technology /
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| Imprint: | London : Routledge in association with the Open University, c1999. |
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| Description: | x, 354 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 29 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The cities and technology series Cities & technology |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3661087 |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | x, 354 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 041520075X (hardback) 0415200768 (pbk) |