Arthur Waldron
Autor de The Great Wall of China: From History to Myth (Canto original series)
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In very short: walls were a matter of politics. He examines the politics. Ming in the main, but Ming make a typical story and similar debates went on in other eras. In fact the old debates - offence/defence, treaty or hostility - cycled and cycled... He tells you that.
Certainly where to go for an introduction to walls.