Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World 1

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Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World

Susan E Alcock • John Bodel • Richard J A Talbert

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312 sidor
2012

Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World reveals the significance and interconnectedness of early civilizations pathways. This international collection of readings providing a description and comparative analysis of several sophisticated systems of transport and communication across pre-modern cultures. * Offers a comparative analysis of several sophisticated systems of overland transport and communication networks across pre-modern cultures * Addresses the burgeoning interest in connectivity and globalization in ancient history, archaeology, anthropology, and recent work in network analysis * Explores the societal, cultural, and religious implications of various transportation networks around the globe * Includes contributions from an international team of scholars with expertise on pre-modern India, China, Japan, the Americas, North Africa, Europe, and the Near East * Structured to encourage comparative thinking across case studies

Författare: Susan E Alcock, John Bodel, Richard J A Talbert
Format: Inbunden
ISBN: 9780470674253
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 312
Utgivningsdatum: 2012-04-10
Förlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc