Bibliograph

The great great wall, along the borders of history from China to Mexico, Ian Volner

Type

Label

The great great wall, along the borders of history from China to Mexico, Ian Volner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-276)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The great great wall

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1104143531

Responsibility statement

Ian Volner

Sub title

along the borders of history from China to Mexico

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

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

adult

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