Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World (Ancient World: Comparative Histories #7)

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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
Book Size:
312 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781118244333
Related ISBNs:
9781118244302, 9781118244319, 9781118244326, 9780470674253
Publisher:
Wiley
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No
Language:
English
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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

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