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The great great wall : along the borders of history from China to Mexico / Ian Volner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Volner, Ian, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Boundaries--History.
- Boundaries.
- Mexican-American Border Region--Emigration and immigration.
- Mexican-American Border Region.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
- United States.
- North America--Mexican-American Border Region.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (182 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Abrams Press, [2019]
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781683355304
- 168335530X
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