CHAPTER 4 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE VII
3. TABLE OF CONTENTS IX
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND 8
6. CHAPTER 2 AGRICULTURE 26
7. CHAPTER 3 CRAFTS AND INDUSTRY 54
8. CHAPTER 4 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION 80
9. CHAPTER 5 TRADE 109
10. CHAPTER 6 THE GENERAL ECONOMIC SITUATION AND STANDARD OF LIVING 145
11. APPENDIX 1: WARS, KILLING AND DESTRUCTION 183
12. APPENDIX 2: CROPS IN MEDIEVAL SYRIA 207
13. APPENDIX 3: THE MAIN OVERLAND ROUTES IN SYRIA 212
14. APPENDIX 4: WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 227
15. APPENDIX 5 SYRIAN REVENUES 233
16. FOOTNOTES
17. INTRODUCTION 238
18. CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND 239
19. CHAPTER 2 AGRICULTURE 244
20. CHAPTER 3 CRAFTS AND INDUSTRY 252
21. CHAPTER 4 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION 261
22. CHAPTER 5 TRADE 270
23. CHAPTER 6 THE GENERAL ECONOMIC SITUATION AND STANDARD OF LIVING 279
24. BIBLIOGRAPHY 286
25. INDEX 302