Ways of the World

M. G. Lay

ISBN 10: 0813526914 / ISBN 13: 9780813526911

Published by Rutgers University Press, US, 1999

About this Item

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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ways of the World
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press, US
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813526914
• ISBN 13: 9780813526911
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 725 grams

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

James E. Vance, Jr., is emeritus professor of geography at the University of California, Berkeley. His books includeThe Continuing City, also available from Johns Hopkins.