Walls : a history of civilization in blood and brick / David Frye.
Frye, David, 1963- author.
2018
UG400 .W35 2018 (Mapit)
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Title
Walls : a history of civilization in blood and brick / David Frye.
Author
Frye, David, 1963- author.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
ISBN
9781501172700 (hardcover)
1501172700 (hardcover)
9781501172717 (paperback)
1501172719 (paperback)
Published
New York, NY : Scribner, 2018.
Language
English
Description
xii, 292 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Call Number
UG400 .W35 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
909
Summary
From ancient times to the present, mankind has built barriers: against the elements, against predatory animals, against other humans. These edifices of mud, brick, and stone circle the globe. Frye examines the history of walls, and reveals the startling ways that barriers have affected our psyches. He questions: Did walls make civilization possible? And can we live without them? -- adapted from jacket.
"A survey of walls throughout history and their role in shaping society."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-275) and index.
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Introduction: A wall against the wasteland
Part one: Builders and barbarians
Midwife to civilization: wall builders at the dawn of history: the ancient Near East, 2500-500 BC
To wall or not to wall?: Greece, 600-338 BC
"Cries of pain and sadness": China, 214 BC
Wallers and warriors: life outside the walls: Eurasia, 2000 BC-AD 1800
Part two: The great age of walls
Prologue to the great age of walls: Alexander's gates: timeless folklore
Walls connect Eurasia: China and central Asia, c. 100 BC
Hadrian's walls: the Roman Empire, AD 117-38
Paradise lost: The Roman Empire, c. AD 300
Defenseless behind walls: The Roman and Byzantine Empires, AD 400-600
Cycles of walls and despots: China, AD 280-1600
Walls and the Apocalypse: Western and Central Asia, AD 500-1300
Part three: The world in transition
The horrible bombard: Constantinople, AD 1453
Beyond the pale: Ireland, Scotland, and the Russian Empire, AD 1494-c. 1800
Fort Brokenheart: South, Central, and North America, prehistory-AD 1800
Part four: A clash of symbols
The last battles: China and France, 1933-40
"A hell of a lot better than a war": Berlin, 1961-89
Epilogue: "Love your neighbor, but don't pull down your hedge": Earth, 1990-present.

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