There and back :
Gordon, Stewart, 1945-
There and back : twelve of the great routes of human history / Stewart Gordon. - First edition. - 265 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Throughout human history, routes concentrated, funnelled, and mixed human experience. On them moved books, scrolls, and art, in addition to armies, ambassadorial entourages, slaves, brides, and pilgrims. The interaction of people on routes generated surprising innovations in ideas, religions, art, technology, and cuisine. Common themes appear repeatedly, such as slavery, piracy, government taxation and control, medicinal plants, military expeditions, the interaction of competing religions, processing of goods along the way, and networks of credit, trust, and information that often spanned continents. 0.
9780199476459
Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office
2017354284
Transportation geography--History.
Trade routes--History.
Ocean travel--History.
Travelers--History.
Pilgrims and pilgrimages--History.
Voyages and travels.
Overland Trails--History.
Silk Road--History.
Camino de Santiago de Compostela--History.
Qhapaq Ñan--History.
Print books.
HE323 / .G67 2018
There and back : twelve of the great routes of human history / Stewart Gordon. - First edition. - 265 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Throughout human history, routes concentrated, funnelled, and mixed human experience. On them moved books, scrolls, and art, in addition to armies, ambassadorial entourages, slaves, brides, and pilgrims. The interaction of people on routes generated surprising innovations in ideas, religions, art, technology, and cuisine. Common themes appear repeatedly, such as slavery, piracy, government taxation and control, medicinal plants, military expeditions, the interaction of competing religions, processing of goods along the way, and networks of credit, trust, and information that often spanned continents. 0.
9780199476459
Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office
2017354284
Transportation geography--History.
Trade routes--History.
Ocean travel--History.
Travelers--History.
Pilgrims and pilgrimages--History.
Voyages and travels.
Overland Trails--History.
Silk Road--History.
Camino de Santiago de Compostela--History.
Qhapaq Ñan--History.
Print books.
HE323 / .G67 2018