Barbed wire : a political history / Olivier Razac ; translated from the French by Jonathan Kneight.
Barbed wire : a political history / Olivier Razac ; translated from the French by Jonathan Kneight.
Barbed wire : a political history / Olivier Razac ; translated from the French by Jonathan Kneight.
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New York : New Press, c2002.
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N323.49/ 13
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Language
English
French
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Physical content
x, 132 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Contents
1. Three Historical Landmarks -- America: Fencing In the Prairie -- The First World War: The Trenches -- The Camp -- 2. Barbed Wire and the Political Management of Space -- A Frontier Between Life and Death -- Guard the Herd and Kill the Beast -- Barbed Wire and Surveillance -- 3. Barbed Wire Today.
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Publisher
New York : New Press, c2002.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2002.
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Summary
"No less than the internal combustion engine, the transistor, or the silicon chip, barbed wire is the quintessentially modern invention. Cheap and mass produced, it accomplished what no other product did before, or has since done so effectively: the control of space. Few technologies did more to usher in the hallmarks of the modern era: the harness...
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Barbed wire : a political history / Olivier Razac ; translated from the French by Jonathan Kneight.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N323.49/ 13
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74Vvj0GKRkNb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvj0GKRkNb
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ISBN
1861974558(pbk.) :
9781565847354 (hc.)
1565847350 (hc.)
9781861974556(pbk.) :
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323.49
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991015286899702626
