LEADER 04071nam 2200685Ia 450 001 996441542603316 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-59855-7 010 $a9786613628381 010 $a1-118-24430-3 010 $a1-118-24432-X 010 $a1-118-24433-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000166999 035 $a(EBL)821901 035 $a(OCoLC)784137115 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000636478 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11367424 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000636478 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10680433 035 $a(PQKB)11510568 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC821901 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL821901 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10546626 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL362838 035 $a(PPN)244378703 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000166999 100 $a20111104d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHighways, byways, and road systems in the pre-modern world$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Susan E. Alcock, John Bodel, Richard J. A. Talbert 210 $aChichester, West Sussex ;$aMalden, MA $cWiley-Blackwell$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (311 p.) 225 1 $aAncient world: comparative histories ;$v5 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-470-67425-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aHighways, 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 Gokaido? Highway Network in Early Modern Japan (1603-1868) 327 $a5 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 in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt; 11 Roads, Integration, Connectivity, and Economic Performance in the Roman Empire 327 $a12 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 330 $aHighways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World reveals the significance and interconnectedness of early civilizations' pathways. This international collection of readings providing a description and comparative analysis of several sophisticated systems of transport and communication across pre-modern cultures. Offers a comparative analysis of several sophisticated systems of overland transport and communication networks across pre-modern culturesAddresses the burgeoning interest in connectivity and globalization in ancient history, archaeology, anthropolo 410 0$aAncient world--comparative histories ;$v5. 606 $aRoads$xHistory 606 $aRoads$xSocial aspects 615 0$aRoads$xHistory. 615 0$aRoads$xSocial aspects. 676 $a388.1 686 $aLIT004190$2bisacsh 701 $aAlcock$b Susan E$0155750 701 $aBodel$b John P.$f1957-$0788636 701 $aTalbert$b Richard J. A.$f1947-$0474980 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996441542603316 996 $aHighways, byways, and road systems in the pre-modern world$91929865 997 $aUNISA