05497cam a2200745Ka 4500 ocn784137115 OCoLC 20171115082731.0 m o d cr cn||||||||| 120406s2012 nyu ob 001 0 eng d 9781118244326 (electronic bk.) 111824432X (electronic bk.) 9781118244333 (electronic bk.) 1118244338 (electronic bk.) 0470674253 9780470674253 AU@ 000049569255 DEBSZ 431072841 DKDLA 820120-katalog:000600898 GBVCP 790198851 NLGGC 394011198 NZ1 15900761 DEBBG BV043394416 NLGGC 341398667 (OCoLC)784137115 (OCoLC)782877196 (OCoLC)799413902 10.1002/9781118244326 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com DG1 eng pn DG1 EBLCP N$T CDX OCLCQ OCLCF OCLCQ YDXCP DEBSZ OCLCQ DEBBG NLGGC MAIN HE341 .H47 2012 BUS 070100 bisacsh TRA 009000 bisacsh 388.1 23 15.51 bcl Highways, byways, and road systems in the pre-modern world / edited by Susan E. Alcock, John Bodel, Richard J.A. Talbert. [electronic resource] 1. New York : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Ancient world: comparative histories ; 5 Includes bibliographical references and index. 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 / Pierre Briant -- The Well-Remembered Path: Roadways and Cultural Memory in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt / Jennifer Gates-Foster -- Roads, Integration, Connectivity, and Economic Performance in the Roman Empire / R Bruce Hitchner -- Roads not Featured: A Roman Failure to Communicate? / Richard J A Talbert -- Road Connectivity and the Structure of Ancient Empires: A Case Study from Late Antiquity / Michael Maas, Derek Ruths -- Jews and News: The Interaction of Private and Official Communication-Networks in Jewish History / Adam Silverstein -- Index. "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. Roads Social aspects. Roads History. LITERARY CRITICISM Ancient & Classical. Business. LITERARY CRITICISM Ancient & Classical. bisacsh BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Industries Transportation. bisacsh TRANSPORTATION Public Transportation. bisacsh Roads. fast (OCoLC)fst01098511 Roads Social aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst01098814 Wegen. gtt (NL-LeOCL)07895651X Oudheid. gtt (NL-LeOCL)078618649 Electronic books. History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 Alcock, Susan E. Bodel, John P., 1957- Talbert, Richard J. A., 1947- Print version: Highways, byways, and road systems in the pre-modern world. 1. New York : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 9780470674253 (DLC) 2011045992 (OCoLC)760971044 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118244326 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 205780 205780