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portada City Walls: The Urban Enceinte in Global Perspective (Studies in Comparative Early Modern History)
Type
Physical Book
Illustrated by
Year
2009
Language
English
Pages
720
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22.9 x 15.2 x 4.0 cm
Weight
1.04 kg.
ISBN
0521124158
ISBN13
9780521124157
Edition No.
1

City Walls: The Urban Enceinte in Global Perspective (Studies in Comparative Early Modern History)

James D. Tracy (Illustrated by) · Cambridge University Press · Paperback

City Walls: The Urban Enceinte in Global Perspective (Studies in Comparative Early Modern History) - Tracy, James D.

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Synopsis "City Walls: The Urban Enceinte in Global Perspective (Studies in Comparative Early Modern History)"

The essays presented in this volume describe a phenomenon so widespread in human time and space that its importance is easily overlooked. City walls shaped the history of warfare; the mobilization of manpower and resources needed to build them favored some kinds of polities over others; and their massive strength, appropriately ornamented, created a visual language of authority. Chapters by historians and art historians explore how separate traditions throughout the world illustrate universal themes of defensive strategy and the symbolism of power, each time embedded in a distinctive local context.

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