Dromography
Encyclopedia
Dromography -
the comparative study of organisation, history, geography and logistics
of local, regional and global
trade routes, and other movement, transportation and communication networks
. Dromography is one of the auxiliary disciplines of research on world history
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the comparative study of organisation, history, geography and logistics
Logistics
Logistics is the management of the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of destination in order to meet the requirements of customers or corporations. Logistics involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging, and...
of local, regional and global
trade routes, and other movement, transportation and communication networks
Telecommunications network
A telecommunications network is a collection of terminals, links and nodes which connect together to enable telecommunication between users of the terminals. Networks may use circuit switching or message switching. Each terminal in the network must have a unique address so messages or connections...
. Dromography is one of the auxiliary disciplines of research on world history
World History
World History, Global History or Transnational history is a field of historical study that emerged as a distinct academic field in the 1980s. It examines history from a global perspective...
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Further reading
- Creveld van, MartinMartin van CreveldMartin Levi van Creveld is an Israeli military historian and theorist.Van Creveld was born in the Netherlands in the city of Rotterdam, and has lived in Israel since shortly after his birth. He holds degrees from the London School of Economics and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he has...
, 1977. Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - Engels, Donald W. 1978. Alexander the Great and the Logistics of the Macedonian Army. Berkeley: University of California Press.
- Roth, Jonathan P. 1999. Logistics of the Roman Army at War (264 B.C. - A.D. 235). Leiden/Boston/Köln: Brill.
External links
- Ciolek, T. Matthew. 1999-present. Old World Trade Routes (OWTRAD) Project. Canberra: www.ciolek.com - Asia Pacific Research Online.