"Wegen." . . "Straße." . . "Siedlungsstruktur." . . "Strade Storia." . . "Roads History." . . "Roads - History." . "Sozialraum." . . "TRANSPORTATION Public Transportation." . . "Roads" . . "Roads." . . . "Carreteras Historia." . . "Carreteres." . . "LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical." . . "LITERARY CRITICISM Ancient & Classical." . "Routes Aspect social." . . "Oudheid." . . "Routes Histoire." . . . . . . "Livres électroniques" . . . . . . . . . "Llibres electrònics" . "Llibres electrònics"@en . . . . . . "Online-Publikation" . . "Highways, byways, and road systems in the pre-modern world" . "Highways, byways, and road systems in the pre-modern world"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "History" . "History"@en . "\"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 comparative analysis of several sophisticated systems of overland transport and communication networks across pre-modern cultures. Featuring contributions from an international team of scholars, these readings delve deeply into the societal, cultural, and religious implications of various transportation networks around the globe. The latest research from the Mediterranean and the Near East is brought together with fresh work from the Americas, Africa, and Asia to reveal the significance and logistics of the movement of people and ideas in the pre-modern world. Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World sheds important new light--and fills a gap in contemporary scholarship--by exploring the importance and interconnectedness of the countless physical pathways of peoples and cultures\"--"@en . . . . . . "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, anthropology, and recent work i"@en . . . . . . "Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World" . "Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World"@en . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . "Electronic books" . . . . . . . . . . "\"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 comparative analysis of several sophisticated systems of overland transport and communication networks across pre-modern cultures. Featuring contributions from an international team of scholars, these readings delve deeply into the societal, cultural, and religious implications of various transportation networks around the globe. The latest research from the Mediterranean and the Near East is brought together with fresh work from the Americas, Africa, and Asia to reveal the significance and logistics of the movement of people and ideas in the pre-modern world. Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World sheds important new light--and fills a gap in contemporary scholarship--by exploring the importance and interconnectedness of the countless physical pathways of peoples and cultures.\"--Provided by publisher." . . . "\"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 comparative analysis of several sophisticated systems of overland transport and communication networks across pre-modern cultures. Featuring contributions from an international team of scholars, these readings delve deeply into the societal, cultural, and religious implications of various transportation networks around the globe. The latest research from the Mediterranean and the Near East is brought together with fresh work from the Americas, Africa, and Asia to reveal the significance and logistics of the movement of people and ideas in the pre-modern world. Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World sheds important new light--and fills a gap in contemporary scholarship--by exploring the importance and interconnectedness of the countless physical pathways of peoples and cultures\"--Provided by publisher."@en . "Carreteres Història." . . "Història." . . "Sozialstruktur." . . "Business." . . "BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Industries Transportation." . . "Geschichte Anfänge-1900." . . "Roads Social aspects." . . "Roads Social aspects" . "Roads - Social aspects." . "Carreteras Aspecto social." . .