The great great wall : along the borders of history from China to Mexico / Ian Volner.

Author/creator Volner, Ian author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Abrams Press, [2019]
Description276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Boundaries--Psychological aspects.
Border security--Mexican-American Border Region.
Noncitizens--Government policy. --United States.
Illegal immigration--Government policy. --United States.
Mexican-American Border Region--Emigration and immigration.
United States--Emigration and immigration. --Government policy.

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.
Abstract 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 233-241).
ISBN9781419732829 (hardcover)
ISBN141973282X (hardcover)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks JC323 .V65 2019 ✔ Available Place Hold