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The essays presented in this volume, first published in 2000, describe a phenomenon so widespread in human time and space that its importance is easily overlooked. This book explores how wall-building traditions throughout the world illustrate universal themes of defensive strategy and the symbolism of power, each time in a distinctive local context.

City Walls

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    A Paperback by James D. Tracy

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 12 March 2009
      ISBN-13 9780521124157
      978-0521124157
      ISBN-10 0521124158
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      Urban and municipal planning and policy

      Description

      The essays presented in this volume, first published in 2000, describe a phenomenon so widespread in human time and space that its importance is easily overlooked. This book explores how wall-building traditions throughout the world illustrate universal themes of defensive strategy and the symbolism of power, each time in a distinctive local context.

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