Highways, byways, and road systems in the pre-modern world [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Susan E. Alcock, John Bodel, Richard J. A. Talbert

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (311 p.)
• Disciplina: 388.1
• Soggetto topico: Roads - History; Roads - Social aspects
• Classificazione: LIT004190
• Altri autori: AlcockSusan E BodelJohn P. <1957-> TalbertRichard J. A. <1947->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Gokaidô 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 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Highways, byways, and road systems in the pre-modern world
• ISBN: 1-280-59855-7; 9786613628381; 1-118-24430-3; 1-118-24432-X; 1-118-24433-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811058603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ancient world--comparative histories ; ; 5.