Ways of the World

A History of the World's Roads and of the Vehicles That Used Them

M. G. Lay (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

401 Seiten

1999
Rutgers University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8135-2691-1 (ISBN)

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Offers the first comprehensive history of the world's roads, highways, bridges, and the people and vehicles that traverse them, from prehistoric times to the present. Encyclopaedic in its scope, fascinating in its details, Ways of the World is a unique work for reference and browsing.

This is the first comprehensive history of the world's roads, highways, bridges, and the people and vehicles that traverse them, from prehistoric times to the present. Encyclopedic in its scope, fascinating in its details, Ways of the World is a unique work for reference and browsing. Maxwell Lay considers the myriad aspects of roads and their users: the earliest pathways, the rise of wheeled vehicles and animals to pull them, the development of surfaced roads, the motives for road and bridge building, and the rise of cars and their influence on roads, cities, and society. The work is amply illustrated, well indexed and cross-referenced, and includes a chronology of road history and a full bibliography.

It is indispensable for anyone interested in travel, history, geography, transportation, cars, or the history of technology.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.1.1999
Zusatzinfo	60 b&w illustrations
Verlagsort	New Brunswick NJ
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	739 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
ISBN-10	0-8135-2691-4 / 0813526914
ISBN-13	978-0-8135-2691-1 / 9780813526911
Zustand	Neuware