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UNINA9910811058603321 |
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Titolo |
Highways, byways, and road systems in the pre-modern world / / edited by Susan E. Alcock, John Bodel, Richard J. A. Talbert |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-59855-7 |
9786613628381 |
1-118-24430-3 |
1-118-24432-X |
1-118-24433-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (311 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ancient world: comparative histories ; ; 5 |
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Classificazione |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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AlcockSusan E |
BodelJohn P. <1957-> |
TalbertRichard J. A. <1947-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Roads - History |
Roads - Social aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on Contributors; Series Editor's Preface; Preface; Introduction; 1 Overland Shortcuts for the Transmission of Buddhism; 2 The Power of Highway Networks during China's Classical Era (323 BCE-316 CE): Regulations, Metaphors, Rituals, and Deities; 3 Privatizing the Network: Private Contributions and Road Infrastructure in Late Imperial China (1500-1900); Appendix: Chinese Quotations and Glossary; 4 Linking the Realm: The GokaidoĢ Highway Network in Early Modern Japan (1603-1868) |
5 Obliterated Itineraries: Pueblo Trails, Chaco Roads, and Archaeological Knowledge6 Roads to Ruins: The Role of Sacbeob in Ancient Maya Society; 7 The Chinchaysuyu Road and the Definition of an Inca Imperial Landscape; 8 The Sahara as Highway for Trade and Knowledge; 9 From the Indus to the Mediterranean: The Administrative Organization and Logistics of the Great Roads of the Achaemenid Empire; 10 The Well-Remembered Path: Roadways and Cultural Memory |
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in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt; 11 Roads, Integration, Connectivity, and Economic Performance in the Roman Empire |
12 Roads Not Featured: A Roman Failure to Communicate?13 Road Connectivity and the Structure of Ancient Empires: A Case Study from Late Antiquity; 14 Jews and News: The Interaction of Private and Official Communication-Networks in Jewish History; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 culturesAddresses the burgeoning interest in connectivity and globalization in ancient history, archaeology, anthropolo |
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