City Walls : The Urban Enceinte in Global Perspective
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Studies in Comparative Early Modern History
ISBN-10
0521124158
ISBN-13
9780521124157
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 3rd, 2009
Print length
720 Pages
Weight
1,042 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.30 x 4.30 cms
Ksh 8,150.00
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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.
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