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Title: Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World
Author : Susan E. Alcock, John Bodel & Richard J. A. Talbert
Release Date : January 20, 2012
Genre: Literary Criticism,Books,Fiction & Literature,
Pages : * pages
Size : 24186 KB

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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