Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology

About this book

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.