There and back : twelve of the great routes of human history / Stewart Gordon.

There and back : twelve of the great routes of human history / Stewart Gordon.

First edition.

9780199476459 (hardcover)
0199476454 (hardcover)

New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press 2018.

English

xiv, 265 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

HE323 .G67 2018

388

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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