Bibliograph

The routes of man, how roads are changing the world and the way we live today, Ted Conover

Type

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The routes of man, how roads are changing the world and the way we live today, Ted Conover

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The routes of man

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

416715196

Responsibility statement

Ted Conover

Sub title

how roads are changing the world and the way we live today

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

Table Of Contents

Forest primeval to Park Avenue -- Road, or not a road? -- Slipping from Shangri-La -- Road ecology -- The road is very unfair -- Double-edged roads -- A war you can commute to -- Speed up! -- Capitalist roaders -- Growing Broadway -- Drive soft : life no get duplicate

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