Walls : a history of civilization in blood and brick

A survey of walls throughout history and their role in shaping society.

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ISBN: 9781501172700
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xii, 292 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2018.

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Walls : A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick

by Frye, David

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Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Selected Timeline	p. xi
	Introduction: A Wall against the Wasteland	p. 1
Part 1	Builders and Barbarians
	Midwife to Civilization: Wall Builders at the Dawn of History: The Ancient Near East, 2500-500 BC	p. 15
	To Wall or Not to Wall?: Greece, 600-338 BC	p. 33
	"Cries of Pain and Sadness": China, 214 BC	p. 47
	Wallers and Warriors: Life outside the Walls: Eurasia, 2000 BC-AD l800	p. 63
Part 2	The Great Age of Walls
	Prologue to the Great Age of Walls: Alexander's Gates: Timeless Folklore	p. 77
	Walls Connect Eurasia: China and Central Asia, C. 100 BC	p. 81
	Hadrian's Walls: The Roman Empire, Ad 117-38	p. 93
	Paradise Lost: The Roman Empire, C. Ad 300	p. 103
	Defenseless behind Walls: The Roman And Byzantine Empires, AD 400-600	p. 115
	Cycles of Walls and Despots: China, Ad 280-1600	p. 131
	Walls and the Apocalypse: Western And Central Asia, Ad 500-1300	p. 145
Part 3	The World in Transition
	The Horrible Bombard: Constantinople, Ad 1453	p. 163
	Beyond the Pale: Ireland, Scotland, And The Russian Empire, AD 1494-C. 1800	p. 177
	Fort Brokenheart: South, Central, And North America, Prehistory-AD 1800	p. 187
Part 4	A Clash of Symbols
	The Last Battles: China and France, 1933-40	p. 201
	"A Hell of a Lot Better Than a War": Berlin, 1961-89	p. 213
	Epilogue: "Love Your Neighbor, but Don't Pull Down Your Hedge": Earth, 1990-Present	p. 231
	Acknowledgments	p. 249
	Notes	p. 251
	Index	p. 277