Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World (Hardcover, New)

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

General

Imprint:	John Wiley & Sons
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Ancient World: Comparative Histories
Release date:	April 2012
First published:	May 2012
Editors:	Susan E. Alcock • John Bodel • Richard J. A Talbert
Dimensions:	252 x 181 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	312
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-470-67425-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Road transport industries > Road transport & haulage trades Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	0-470-67425-3
Barcode:	9780470674253

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