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Walls

A History of Civilization

David Frye

Walls

Walls

A History of Civilization

Walls

 

A sweeping history of civilisation through the lens of man-made barriers and what is defined by their imposition, graceful in its timeliness

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Beschrijving Walls

For thousands of years, humans have built walls and assaulted them, admired walls and reviled them. 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.

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9780571348428
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304
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Paperback
Taal
Engels
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Faber & Faber

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