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The great great wall : along the borders of history from China to Mexico / Ian Volner.

Volner, Ian, (author., Author).

Summary:
An architectural historian takes a deep dive into the story of Trump's wall and examines famous walls from throughout human history and what they reveal about us.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781419732829
  • ISBN: 141973282X
  • ISBN: 9781419735233
  • ISBN: 1419735233
  • Physical Description: 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Abrams Press, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-276).
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- The invention of difference. Jericho ; Conquest -- Border as forge. Hadrian ; Empire -- Unstable walls. China ; Crisis -- The art of the wall-able. Thiers ; Reaction -- Constructing the normal. Berlin ; Takeover -- The return of them. West Bank ; Control -- The way of all walls.
Subject: Boundaries > Psychological aspects.
Border security > Mexican-American Border Region.
Noncitizens > Government policy > United States.
Mexican-American Border Region > Emigration and immigration.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.

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Conemaugh Township Branch 320.12 VOL (Text) 35907001777965 SOCC Non Fiction Available -
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