Highways, byways, and road systems in the pre-modern world /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Alcock, Susan E., Bodel, John P., 1957-, Talbert, Richard J. A., 1947-
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
• Έκδοση: 1.
• Σειρά: Ancient world: comparative histories ; 5
• Θέματα: Roads > Social aspects.; Roads > History.; LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.; Business.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Transportation.; TRANSPORTATION > Public Transportation.; Roads.; Wegen.; Oudheid.; Electronic books.; History.

"The unparalleled network of roads in the empire of ancient Rome was a remarkable achievement--yet this Roman road network is just the most notable example of an important feature of many pre-modern societies worldwide. Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World presents a compa...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Front Matter
• Introduction / Susan E Alcock, John Bodel, Richard J A Talbert
• Overland Shortcuts for the Transmission of Buddhism / Jason Neelis
• The Power of Highway Networks during China's Classical Era (323 ₆316): Regulations, Metaphors, Rituals, and Deities / Michael Nylan
• Privatizing the Network: Private Contributions and Road Infrastructure in Late Imperial China (1500₆1900) / Nanny Kim
• Linking the Realm: The Gokaid̥ Highway Network in Early Modern Japan (1603₆1868) / Constantine N Vaporis
• Obliterated Itineraries: Pueblo Trails, Chaco Roads, and Archaeological Knowledge / James E Snead
• Roads to Ruins: The Role of in Ancient Maya Society / Justine M Shaw
• The Chinchaysuyu Road and the Definition of an Inca Imperial Landscape / Catherine Julien
• The Sahara as Highway for Trade and Knowledge / Pekka Masonen
• From the Indus to the Mediterranean: The Administrative Organization and Logistics of the Great Roads of the Achaemenid Empire / Pierre Briant
• The Well-Remembered Path: Roadways and Cultural Memory in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt / Jennifer Gates-Foster
• Roads, Integration, Connectivity, and Economic Performance in the Roman Empire / R Bruce Hitchner
• Roads not Featured: A Roman Failure to Communicate? / Richard J A Talbert
• Road Connectivity and the Structure of Ancient Empires: A Case Study from Late Antiquity / Michael Maas, Derek Ruths
• Jews and News: The Interaction of Private and Official Communication-Networks in Jewish History / Adam Silverstein
• Index.