Title:
The great great wall : along the borders of history from China to Mexico / Ian Volner.
ISBN:
9781419732829
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Abrams Press, 2019.
Physical Description:
276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction -- Invention of difference. Jericho ; Conquest -- Border as forge. Hadrian ; Empire -- Unstable walls. China ; Crisis -- Art of the wall-able. Thiers ; Reaction -- Constructing the normal. Berlin ; Takeover -- Return of them. West Bank ; Control -- Way of all walls.
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.
OCLC Number:
on1104143531
Availability:
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