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000852375 1001_ $$aFrye, David,$$d1963-$$eauthor.
000852375 24510 $$aWalls :$$ba history of civilization in blood and brick /$$cDavid Frye.
000852375 24630 $$aWalls, a history of civilization in blood and brick
000852375 250__ $$aFirst Scribner hardcover edition.
000852375 264_1 $$aNew York, NY :$$bScribner,$$c2018.
000852375 300__ $$axii, 292 pages :$$billustrations, maps ;$$c24 cm
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000852375 337__ $$aunmediated$$bn$$2rdamedia
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000852375 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 251-275) and index.
000852375 5050_ $$aIntroduction: A wall against the wasteland -- Part one: Builders and barbarians -- Midwife to civilization: wall builders at the dawn of history: the ancient Near East, 2500-500 BC -- To wall or not to wall?: Greece, 600-338 BC -- "Cries of pain and sadness": China, 214 BC -- Wallers and warriors: life outside the walls: Eurasia, 2000 BC-AD 1800 -- Part two: The great age of walls -- Prologue to the great age of walls: Alexander's gates: timeless folklore -- Walls connect Eurasia: China and central Asia, c. 100 BC -- Hadrian's walls: the Roman Empire, AD 117-38 -- Paradise lost: The Roman Empire, c. AD 300 -- Defenseless behind walls: The Roman and Byzantine Empires, AD 400-600 -- Cycles of walls and despots: China, AD 280-1600 -- Walls and the Apocalypse: Western and Central Asia, AD 500-1300 -- Part three: The world in transition -- The horrible bombard: Constantinople, AD 1453 -- Beyond the pale: Ireland, Scotland, and the Russian Empire, AD 1494-c. 1800 -- Fort Brokenheart: South, Central, and North America, prehistory-AD 1800 -- Part four: A clash of symbols -- The last battles: China and France, 1933-40 -- "A hell of a lot better than a war": Berlin, 1961-89 -- Epilogue: "Love your neighbor, but don't pull down your hedge": Earth, 1990-present.
000852375 520__ $$aFrom 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.
000852375 520__ $$a"A survey of walls throughout history and their role in shaping society."--Provided by publisher.
000852375 650_0 $$aFortification$$xHistory$$yTo 1500.
000852375 650_0 $$aMilitary architecture$$xHistory$$yTo 1500.
000852375 650_0 $$aWalls$$xHistory$$yTo 1500.
000852375 650_0 $$aMilitary field engineering$$xHistory$$yTo 1500.
000852375 650_0 $$aBoundaries$$xHistory$$yTo 1500.
000852375 650_0 $$aEarthworks (Archaeology)
000852375 650_0 $$aDefensive (Military science)$$xHistory$$yTo 1500.
000852375 650_0 $$aCivilization$$xHistory.
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