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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conover, Ted
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
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Description
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.
Physical Description:333 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400042449 (alk. paper)
1400042445 (alk. paper)