Barbed wire an ecology of modernity / Reviel Netz.
| Author/creator | Netz, Reviel |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Middletown, CT : Wesleyan University Press, ©2004. |
| Description | xiv, 267 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Expansion : the American West and the invention of barbed wire. Unpacking the Louisiana Purchase ; How to fence a cow ; How to fence the world -- Confrontation : barbed wire on the battlefield. Conquest by iron ; Crisis of the horse ; Perfection of the obstacle ; The obstacle triumphant -- Containment : barbed wire in the concentration camps. The control of nations ; Enemy people ; Tractors to Ukraine ; Trains to Auschwitz. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-259) and index. |
| LCCN | 2004041267 |
| ISBN | 0819567191 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | TS271 .N48 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |