Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World

<i>Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World</i> 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.<br /> <br /> <ul> <li>Offers a comparative analysis of several sophisticated systems of overland transport and communication networks across pre-modern cultures</li> <li>Addresses the burgeoning interest in connectivity and globalization in ancient history, archaeology, anthropology, and recent work in network analysis</li> <li>Explores the societal, cultural, and religious implications of various transportation networks around the globe</li> <li>Includes contributions from an international team of scholars with expertise on pre-modern India, China, Japan, the Americas, North Africa, Europe, and the Near East</li> <li>Structured to encourage comparative thinking across case studies<br /> </li> </ul>