Walls: a history of civilization in blood and brick
Author:
Publisher:
Scribner
Pub. Date:
2018
Edition:
First Scribner hardcover edition
Language:
English
Description
From ancient times to the present, mankind has built barriers: against the elements, against predatory animals, against other humans. These edifices of mud, brick, and stone circle the globe. Frye examines the history of walls, and reveals the startling ways that barriers have affected our psyches. He questions: Did walls make civilization possible? And can we live without them? -- adapted from jacket.
Subjects
Subjects
Boundaries
Boundaries -- History -- To 1500
Civilization
Civilization -- History
Defensive (Military science)
Defensive (Military science) -- History -- To 1500
Earthworks (Archaeology)
Fortification
Fortification -- History -- To 1500
History
Military architecture
Military architecture -- History -- To 1500
Military field engineering
Military field engineering -- History -- To 1500
Walls
Walls -- History -- To 1500
Boundaries -- History -- To 1500
Civilization
Civilization -- History
Defensive (Military science)
Defensive (Military science) -- History -- To 1500
Earthworks (Archaeology)
Fortification
Fortification -- History -- To 1500
History
Military architecture
Military architecture -- History -- To 1500
Military field engineering
Military field engineering -- History -- To 1500
Walls
Walls -- History -- To 1500
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ISBN:
9781501172700
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Fortification -- History -- To 1500
Military architecture -- History -- To 1500
Military field engineering -- History -- To 1500
Walls -- History -- To 1500
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Fortification
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Military architecture
Military field engineering
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