A fascinating account of the official methods of communication employed in the pre-modern Near East.
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR014303834
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Zustand: New. A fascinating account of the official methods of communication employed in the pre-modern Near East. Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBJF1; HBLC; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358. . 2010. Reissue. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Artikel-Nr. V9780521147613
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Adam Silverstein's book offers a fascinating account of the official methods of communication employed in the Near East from pre-Islamic times through the Mamluk period. Postal systems were set up by rulers in order to maintain control over vast tracts of land. These systems, invented centuries before steam-engines or cars, enabled the swift circulation of different commodities - from letters, people and horses to exotic fruits and ice. As the correspondence transported often included confidential reports from a ruler's provinces, such postal systems doubled as espionage-networks through which news reached the central authorities quickly enough to allow a timely reaction to events. The book sheds light not only on the role of communications technology in Islamic history, but also on how nomadic culture contributed to empire-building in the Near East. This is a long-awaited contribution to the history of pre-modern communications systems in the Near Eastern world. Artikel-Nr. 9780521147613
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