Книга “The Great Great Wall: Along the Borders of History from China to Mexico” автора Ian Volner рассказывает об истории границы между Китаем и Мексикой, а также о том, как она влияла на развитие этих двух стран.
В книге автор рассказывает о том, какие факторы повлияли на формирование границы, как менялась ее протяженность и конфигурация в течение времени. Он также описывает различные культуры, традиции, религии и политические системы, которые существовали на границе в разные периоды истории.
Книга содержит множество интересных фактов и историй, связанных с историей границы, а также содержит анализ того, как граница повлияла на экономику, политику и культуру обеих стран. Книга будет интересна как для любителей истории, так и для тех, кто интересуется международными отношениями и геополитикой.
In this unabridged audiobook via archaeologist Ian Volner, Donald Trump's promise to build a great-great wall along the borders between the U.S. and Mexico is delved into. The walls, we find out, are among the largest and most expensive in human history. Yet so how did it all come to be? How did the idea of walls become part of our thinking? Back or forth we travel, from the White House in Washington, D.C., back to medieval Europe, to beyond the Middle East and across various parts of China, tracing the origins and what each nation's walls illustrate about the ups and downs of history.
Аудиокнига «The Great Great Wall - Along the Borders of History from China to Mexico (Unabridged)» написана автором Ian Volner в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9781974954643
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During his campaign for the presidency, one of Donald Trump's signature promises was that he would build a "great great wall? on the border between the United States and Mexico, and Mexico was going to pay for it. A year and a half into his term, with only a few prototype segments erected, the wall is the 2,000-mile multibillion-dollar elephant in the room of contemporary American life. In The Great Great Wall, architectural historian and critic Ian Volner takes a deep dive into the story of Trump's wall. Volner follows the conception, selling, design, and construction (or lack thereof) of this expensive and consequential barrier, giving listeners a detailed description of what's happening in Washington, DC – and along the border. He also travels far afield, to China, the Middle East, northern England, and back to our border to examine the barriers we've been building for centuries. Why do we build walls? What do they reveal about human history?
