LEADER 00000nam 22003971i 4500 001 frd00030158 003 CtWfDGI 005 20190819135553.0 006 m o d 007 cr un ---anuuu 008 190819s2019 xx o 000 0 eng d 020 9781683355304|q(epub) 024 3 9781683355304 040 CtWfDGI|beng|erda|cCtWfDGI 082 04 320.1/2|223 100 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. 914 frd00030158
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