General issues in the study of medieval logistics : : sources, problems and methodologies / / edited by John F. Haldon.

Logistics is a central concern for military strategists, but the study of logistics in the past entails far more than merely military aspects. The study of resources and their production, distribution and consumption in pre-modern societies, of road-networks and communications, and of transportation...

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Superior document:History of warfare ; Volume 36
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2006]
©2006
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
Series:History of warfare ; Volume 36.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Summary:Logistics is a central concern for military strategists, but the study of logistics in the past entails far more than merely military aspects. The study of resources and their production, distribution and consumption in pre-modern societies, of road-networks and communications, and of transportation, is an essential precondition, so that the study of logistics is also the study of pre-industrial social, economic and spatial organisation. This volume presents a series of papers dealing with the methodological, technical and historical issues associated with the study of logistics in all its aspects, and in particular demonstrates the value of modern computer-modelling and of integrating archaeological, historical and environmental research techniques and agendas into a common project.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9047417380
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited by John F. Haldon.