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For thousands of years, humans have built walls and assaulted them, admired walls and reviled them. Great Walls have appeared on nearly every continent, accompanying the rise of cities, nations, and empires.

In Walls, David Frye uncovers a story that is more than just bricks and stone: he reveals the startling link between what we build and how we live, who we are and how we came to be. It is nothing less than the story of civilization.

Walls

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    A Paperback / softback by David Frye

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 5 September 2019
      ISBN-13 9780571348428
      978-0571348428
      ISBN-10 0571348424
      Also in:
      Art & Photography History of architecture History Social and cultural history

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      For thousands of years, humans have built walls and assaulted them, admired walls and reviled them. Great Walls have appeared on nearly every continent, accompanying the rise of cities, nations, and empires.

      In Walls, David Frye uncovers a story that is more than just bricks and stone: he reveals the startling link between what we build and how we live, who we are and how we came to be. It is nothing less than the story of civilization.

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