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City walls : the urban enceinte in global perspective / edited by James D. Tracy.
Fine Arts Library UG405.2 .C58 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in comparative early modern history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City walls--History--Congresses.
- City walls.
- Cities and towns--History--Congresses.
- Cities and towns.
- History.
- Military history.
- City walls--History.
- Cities and towns--History.
- Local Subjects:
- Military history.
- City walls--History.
- Cities and towns--History.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 697 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
- Summary:
- Wall-building traditions throughout the world illustrate universal themes of power and defense within local contexts.
- Notes:
- Based on a Center for Early Modern History conference held in Oct. 1995.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 647-662) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521652219
- OCLC:
- 42397400
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