Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World (Ancient World: Comparative Histories #9)
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- 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
- Copyright:
- 2012
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781118244302
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781118244326, 9781118244333, 9781118244319, 9780470674253
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Date of Addition:
- 04/16/20
- Copyrighted By:
- John Wiley & Sons
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Susan E. Alcock
- Edited by:
- John Bodel
- Edited by:
- Richard J. Talbert