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HIGHWAYS, BYWAYS, AND ROAD SYSTEMS IN THE PRE-MODERN WORLD
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| By: |
Susan E. Alcock (Editor), John Bodel (Editor), Richard J. A. Talbert (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£123.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0470674253 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780470674253 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
10 April, 2012 |
| Series: |
Ancient World: Comparative Histories |
| Pages: |
312 |
| Description: |
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. |
| Synopsis: |
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 |
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Illustrations, maps |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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