The great great wall : along the borders of history from China to Mexico / Ian Volner.
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.
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- ISBN: 9781419732829
- ISBN: 141973282X
- ISBN: 9781419735233
- ISBN: 1419735233
- Physical Description: 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Abrams Press, 2019.
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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. |
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Conemaugh Township Branch | 320.12 VOL (Text) | 35907001777965 | SOCC Non Fiction | Available | - |
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