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02282aam a2200349 a 4500 001 3BCCB3C2207511E0B4E88B876AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20110115010055 008 090305s2009 dcub b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2009008624 020 $a 1589015711 (hardcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9781589015715 (hardcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)316034542 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d YDXCP $d UKM $d C#P $d VVC $d MUM $d CDX $d CHVBK $d GEBAY $d MNW $d SILO 050 00 $a JZ5588 $b .S745 2009 082 00 $a 355/.033 $2 22 100 1 $a Sterling, Brent L. 245 1 $a Do good fences make good neighbors? : $b what history teaches us about strategic barriers and international security / $c Brent L. Sterling. 260 $a Washington, D.C. : $b Georgetown University Press, $c c2009. 300 $a 354 p. : $b maps ; $c 24 cm. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Athens' long walls: lifelines to the sea -- Hadrian's wall: Rome's foremost frontier fortification -- The Ming Great Wall of China: a dynasty's unending pursuit of security -- The Pre Carre: fortifying France's northeastern frontier -- The Maginot line: France's great folly or reasoned response to the German threat -- The Bar-Lev line: citadels in the sand -- Conclusion: lessons learned about the use and abuse of strategic defenses. 500 $a "In cooperation with the Center for Peace and Security Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University." 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-336) and index. 520 $a "A number of nations, conspicuously Israel and the United States, have been increasingly attracted to the use of strategic barriers to promote national defense. Defense analyst Brent Sterling examines the historical use of strategic defenses such as walls or fortifications to evaluate their impact and consider their implications for modern security."--[jacket cover] 650 0 $a Security, International. 650 0 $a Fortification $x History. 650 0 $a National security $x History. 710 2 $a Georgetown University. $b Center for Peace and Security Studies. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825044448.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20110115010734.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3BCCB3C2207511E0B4E88B876AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search