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The Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology Reader by Colin Chant (Paperback, 1998)

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The Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology Reader is designed to be used on its own or as a companion volume to the accompanying Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology : Open University textbook, in the same series. Compiled as a reference source for students, this reader is divided into three main sections, presenting key readings on: ancient cities, medieval and early modern cities, and pre-industrial cities in China and Africa. Among the technologies discussed are: agricultural innovations such as the heavy plough, water transport, the medieval road revolution, the first urban public transport, aqueducts, building materials such as brick and Roman concrete, weaponry and fortifications, street lighting and fire-fighting. Among the cities covered are: Uruk, Babylon, Thebes, Athens, Rome, Constantinople, Baghdad, Siena, Florence, Antwerp, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Hangzhou, Beijing and Hankou.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415200783
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96301847

Product Key Features

Subject Area
Urban Planning, Chemical Engineering
Author
Colin Chant
Publication Name
The Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology Reader
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Economics, Engineering & Technology, History
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
246mm
Item Width
189mm
Item Weight
794g

Additional Product Features

Series Title
Cities and Technology
Editor
Colin Chant
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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