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Record Nr.

UNINA9910866501203321

Autore

Bishop Peter <1946->

Titolo

Bridge / / Peter Bishop

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Reaktion, 2008

ISBN

1-282-26380-3

9786612263804

1-86189-469-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Objekt

Disciplina

725.98

Soggetti

Bridges - Design and construction

Bridges

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-231) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Bridge Cover; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction: The Telling of the Bridge; 1: Technologies of Extension: Burt Creek to Lhasa; 2: The Technology of Assemblage: Bridges and the Construction of the City; 3: Technologies of Connection; 4: Spanning Technologies; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photographic Acknowledgements; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Peter Bishop provides a comprehensive historical account of the role of bridges in the advancement of human culture.