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Susan E. Alcock
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Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World (Ancient World: Comparative Histories) |
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English |
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Hardcover |
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312 |
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2012-05-15 |
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0470674253 |
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Wiley-Blackwell |
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1.41 pounds |
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7.01 x 0.79 x 10.0 inches |
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1 |
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Product 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.- 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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http://bookmooch.com/0470674253 |
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