The routes of man : how roads are changing the world and the way we live today /
A spirited, urgent book that reveals the costs and benefits of being connected--how, from ancient Rome to the present, roads have played a crucial role in human life, advancing civilization even as they set it back.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | A spirited, urgent book that reveals the costs and benefits of being connected--how, from ancient Rome to the present, roads have played a crucial role in human life, advancing civilization even as they set it back. |
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| Physical Description: | 333 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400042449 (alk. paper) 1400042445 (alk. paper) |