There and Back: Twelve of the Great Routes of Human History

by Stewart Gordon

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199476454
• ISBN13: 9780199476459
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.6"