The Age of Water The Urban Environment in the North of France, A. D. 300-1800 |
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Author:
| Guillerme, André E. Guillerme, André E. |
Series title: | Environmental History Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-62349-065-2 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | Texas A&M University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Water is essential to human life, as mythology, religion, and history alike have recognised. Its availability has been a key determinant in patterns of settlement and agriculture, but its crucial role in shaping the layout and economic development of cities has not always been recognised. This structuralist history, first published in French in 1983, traces sixteen centuries of hydrographic technological change and urban development in eighteen cities of northern France.
Water is essential to human life, as mythology, religion, and history alike have recognised. Its availability has been a key determinant in patterns of settlement and agriculture, but its crucial role in shaping the layout and economic development of cities has not always been recognised. This structuralist history, first published in French in 1983, traces sixteen centuries of hydrographic technological change and urban development in eighteen cities of northern France.