Barbed Wire: A Political History
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Barbed Wire: A Political History
By (Author) Olivier Razac
Translated by Jonathan Kneight
The New Press
The New Press
6th November 2002
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
History of engineering and technology
Politics and government
323.49
Physical Properties
Hardback
132
Width 133mm, Height 190mm
297g
Description
No less than the internal combustion engine, the transistor, or the silicon chip, barbed wire is a quintessentially modern invention, a product that has influenced the lives of millions of people across the globe since its invention in the late nineteenth century. Now in paperback, Barbed Wire: A Political History demonstrates that the invention of barbed wire was a major breakthrough with far-reaching consequences. Cheap and mass-produced, barbed wire accomplished what no other product did before it, or has since done more effectively: the control of vast amounts of open space.
looks unflinchingly at a central and fascinating strand of modern life.
Reviews
"Razac writes with a cool precision that matches the sharp sting of his subject." The Christian Science Monitor
"A fascinating read. . . . No one who reads Barbed Wire will look at this stuff the same way again." Salon.com
"[Razac] proves himself the poet of barbed wire. . . . An important, accessible and even beautiful study of this deadly instrument. " St. Petersburg Times
Author Bio
Olivier Razac lives in Lyons, France. A philosopher by training, he is completing a doctoral dissertation on the genealogy of biopower.
