Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. Did walls make civilization possible? Can we live without them? This is more than a tale of bricks and stone: Frye reveals the startling link between what we build and how we live, who we are and how we came to be. Great Walls have appeared on nearly every continent, the handiwork of people from Persia, Rome, China, Central America, and beyond. Read reviews and buy Walls - by David Frye (Paperback) at Target. An engrossing account of the influence of walls mixing history, military might, and impermanence. Spanning centuries and millennia, drawing on archaeological digs to evidence from Berlin and Hollywood, David Frye uncovers the story of walls and asks questions that are both intriguing and profound. Walls A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick.

And yet they rarely appear in our history books. An edition of Walls (2018) Walls A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick by David Frye 0 Ratings 1 Want to read 0 Currently reading 0 Have read Overview View 5 Editions Details Reviews Lists Related Books Publish Date 2019 Publisher Faber & Faber, Limited Language English Pages 320 This edition doesnt have a description yet. They have accompanied the rise of cities, nations, and empires. Great Walls have appeared on nearly every continent, the handiwork of people from Persia, Rome, China, Central America, and beyond. Walls: A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick Author, David Frye Star Count, 4.5/5 Format, Hard Page Count, 304 pages Publisher, Scribner. Language eng Summary For thousands of years, humans have built walls and assaulted them, admired walls and reviled them. Booklist Online Book Review: Walls: A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick. Label Walls : a history of civilization in blood and brick Title Walls Title remainder a history of civilization in blood and brick Statement of responsibility David Frye Creator

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