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BL
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| Record Number
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1033606
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b787976
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| Main Entry
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Bishop, Peter,1946-
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| Title & Author
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Bridge /\ Peter Bishop.
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| Publication Statement
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London :: Reaktion Books,, 2008.
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| Series Statement
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Objekt
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (240 pages) :: illustrations (some color)
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| ISBN
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1861893469
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: 1861894694
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: 9781861893468
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: 9781861894694
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1861893469
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9781861893468
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-231) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: The telling of the bridge -- Technologies of extension: Burt Creek to Lhasa -- The Technology of Assemblage: Bridges and the construction of the city -- Technologies of connection -- Spanning technologies.
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| Abstract
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Peter Bishop provides a comprehensive historical account of the role of bridges in the advancement of human culture.
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| Subject
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Bridges-- Design and construction.
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Bridges.
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Ponts-- Conception et construction.
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Ponts.
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ARCHITECTURE-- Buildings-- Public, Commercial Industrial.
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Bridges-- Design and construction.
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Bridges.
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| Dewey Classification
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725.98
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| LC Classification
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TG300.B57 2008eb
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