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100 1  Volner, Ian,|eauthor. 
245 14 The Great Great Wall :|bAlong the Borders of History from 
       China to Mexico /|cIan Volner. 
264  1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bAbrams / Vearsa 
       Limited,|c[2019] 
264  4 |c©2019 
300    1 online resource (288 pages) 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
506    Access limited to subscribing institutions. 
520    During his campaign for the presidency, one of Donald 
       Trump's signature promises was that he would build a 
       "great great wall" on the border between the US and Mexico,
       and Mexico was going to pay for it. A year and a half into
       his term, with only a few prototype segments erected, the 
       wall is the 2,000-mile, multibillion-dollar elephant in 
       the room of contemporary American life. In The Great Great
       Wall, architectural historian and critic Ian Volner takes 
       a fascinating look at the barriers that we have built over
       millennia. Traveling far afield, to China, the Middle East,
       Europe, and along the U.S. Mexico border, Volner examines 
       famous, contentious, and illuminating structures, and 
       explores key questions: Why do we build walls? What do 
       they reveal about human history? What happens after they 
       go up? With special attention to Trump's wall and the 
       walls that exist along the US border already, this is an 
       absorbing, smart, and timely book on an incredibly 
       contentious and newsworthy topic. 
588 0  Print version record. 
650  0 Border security|zMexican-American Border Region. 
650  0 Boundaries|xPsychological aspects. 
650  0 Noncitizens|xGovernment policy|zUnited States. 
650  7 ARCHITECTURE / General.|2bisacsh 
651  0 Mexican-American Border Region|xEmigration and 
       immigration. 
651  0 United States|xEmigration and immigration|xGovernment 
       policy. 
655  0 Electronic books. 
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