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008			180508s2018 nyu b 000 0 eng
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020			_z9781501172717 _qpbk.
020			_a9781501172700 _qhardcover
020			_a1501172700 _qhardcover
020			_a9781501172717 _qtradepaper
020			_a1501172719 _qtradepaper
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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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