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

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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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Volner, Ian (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Abrams Press, 2019.
Subjects:	Boundaries > Psychological aspects. Border security > Mexican-American Border Region. Noncitizens > Government policy > United States. Mexican-American Border Region > Emigration and immigration. United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy. Border security. Emigration and immigration. Emigration and immigration > Government policy. North America > Mexican-American Border Region. United States. Undocumented immigrants.

Table of 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.