{"product_id":"walls-a-history-of-civilization-in-blood-and-brick-9781501172717","title":"Walls: A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A lively popular history of an oft-overlooked element in the development of human society\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)--walls--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand a haunting and eye-opening saga that reveals a startling link between what we build and how we live.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith esteemed historian David Frye as our raconteur-guide in \u003ci\u003eWalls\u003c\/i\u003e, which \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e praises as \"informative, relevant, and thought-provoking,\" we journey back to a time before barriers of brick and stone even existed--to an era in which nomadic tribes vied for scarce resources, and each man was bred to a life of struggle. Ultimately, those same men would create edifices of mud, brick, and stone, and with them effectively divide humanity: on one side were those the walls protected; on the other, those the walls kept out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe stars of this narrative are the walls themselves--rising up in places as ancient and exotic as Mesopotamia, Babylon, Greece, China, Rome, Mongolia, Afghanistan, the lower Mississippi, and even Central America. As we journey across time and place, we discover a hidden, thousand-mile-long wall in Asia's steppes; learn of bizarre Spartan rituals; watch Mongol chieftains lead their miles-long hordes; witness the epic siege of Constantinople; chill at the fate of French explorers; marvel at the folly of the Maginot Line; tense at the gathering crisis in Cold War Berlin; gape at Hollywood's gated royalty; and contemplate the wall mania of our own era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHailed by \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e as \"provocative, well-written, and--with walls rising everywhere on the planet--timely,\" \u003ci\u003eWalls\u003c\/i\u003e gradually reveals the startling ways that barriers have affected our psyches. The questions this book summons are both intriguing and profound: Did walls make civilization possible? And can we live without them? Find out in this masterpiece of historical recovery and preeminent storytelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11818023\"\u003eDavid Frye\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501172717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501172719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS037000\"\u003eWorld | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ARC\"\u003eArchitecture\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ARC005000\"\u003eHistory | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027060\"\u003eMilitary | Strategy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42679224533229,"sku":"9781501172717","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_8ef10066-eaef-4bf6-8b55-baa6fe5b6a05.jpg?v=1649680806","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/walls-a-history-of-civilization-in-blood-and-brick-9781501172717","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}