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Titre(s) : Highways, byways, and road systems in the pre-modern world [Texte électronique] / edited by Susan E. Alcock, John Bodel, Richard J.A. Talbert
Publication : New York : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
Description matérielle : 1 online resource (1 texte électronique)
Collection : Ancient world: comparative histories ; 5
Note(s) : In Wiley online library. - Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 31 juillet 2012). - Bibliogr
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.--Résumé de l'éditeur
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Alcock, Susan E.. Fonction indéterminée
Bodel, John P. (1957-....). Fonction indéterminée
Talbert, Richard J. A. (1947-....). Fonction indéterminée
Indice(s) Dewey :
388.1 (23e éd.) = Routes
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781118244326
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44652857r
Notice n° :
FRBNF44652857
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : 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 / Pierr
