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050 0 0 _aUG400
_b.W35 2018
100 1 _aFrye, David,
_d1963-
245 1 0 _aWalls :
_ba history of civilization in blood and brick /
_cDavid Frye.
246 3 0 _aWalls, a history of civilization in blood and brick.
250 _aFirst Scribner hardcover edition.
263 _a1808.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bScribner,
_c[2018]
300 _a292 pages ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent.
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia.
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _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.
520 _a"A survey of walls throughout history and their role in shaping society."--Provided by publisher.
650 0 _aFortification
_xHistory
_yTo 1500.
650 0 _aMilitary architecture
_xHistory
_yTo 1500.
650 0 _aWalls
_xHistory
_yTo 1500.
650 0 _aMilitary field engineering
_xHistory
_yTo 1500.
650 0 _aBoundaries
_xHistory
_yTo 1500.
650 0 _aEarthworks (Archaeology)
650 0 _aDefensive (Military science)
_xHistory
_yTo 1500.
650 0 _aCivilization
_xHistory.
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