Are walls remnants of ancient and medieval societies, destined to become anachronistic in modern and post-modern times? Or will they persist, shaping as well as adjusting to new conditions? Do walls necessarily constrain and even isolate those who live within them, or can they act as a medium of support and communication for people on both sides? This volume addresses these questions. Authors from six disciplines-history, art, law, medicine, communication, and film-provide multiple perspectives on various kinds of walls: material ones around and within states, cities, and towns, as well as virtual ones regulating the administration of justice, the flow of pathogens, and the transmission of information.
| ISBN: | 9781933947440 |
| Publication date: | 31st March 2010 |
| Author: | Roger V Des Forges, Cornell University |
| Publisher: | Cornell University East Asia Program an imprint of Cornell University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 464 pages |
| Series: | Cornell East Asia Series |
| Genres: |
Asian history Human geography |
Are walls remnants of ancient and medieval societies, destined to become anachronistic in modern and post-modern times? Or will they persist, shaping as well as adjusting to new conditions? Do walls necessarily constrain and even isolate those who live within them, or can they act as a medium of support and communication for people on both sides? This volume addresses these questions. Authors from six disciplines-history, art, law, medicine, communication, and film-provide multiple perspectives on various kinds of walls: material ones around and within states, cities, and towns, as well as virtual ones regulating the administration of justice, the flow of pathogens, and the transmission of information.
Chinese Walls in Time and Space features in the following genres: Asian history, Human geography
Chinese Walls in Time and Space is available in Paperback
Chinese Walls in Time and Space was written by Roger V Des Forges, Cornell University and published by Cornell University East Asia Program an imprint of Cornell University Press
Chinese Walls in Time and Space has 464 pages
Yes it is part of Cornell East Asia Series series
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