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Great Walls and Linear Barriers

Categorie	Algemeen Militaria
Boeknummer	#233669
Titel	Great Walls and Linear Barriers
Auteur	Spring, Peter
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Barnsley, Pen & Sword
Jaar van uitgave	2015
ISBN10	1848843771
ISBN13	9781848843776
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	Everyone has heard of the Great Wall of China and knows of Hadrian's Wall and the other barriers lining stretches of Rome's imperial frontiers. But Peter Spring's original new study demonstrates that far from being exceptional, the building of walls and other linear defences was commonplace among the peoples and states of pre-modern era. He finds examples virtually all across the globe and analyses their forms and strategic functions. He finds patterns for their distribution, an important recurrent theme being the divide between settled agriculture and nomads. The author argues that it is mistaken to view such undertakings as necessarily purely defensive measures that might be evidence of insecurity or a 'maginot line mentality', as they were in fact often about aggressive assertion of c... (Lees verder)ontrol over a region or strategic routes. ?? This original and thought-provoking study brings new light and insight to a fascinating and neglected aspect of human political and military history. It The clear text is supported by numerous, specially drawn maps and photographs.
Pagina's	370
Conditie	Nieuw
Prijs	€ 15,00

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