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A History Of Barbed Wire
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Author : Jeff Mann
language : en
Publisher: Unzipped Books
Release Date : 2021-11
A History Of Barbed Wire written by Jeff Mann and has been published by Unzipped Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11 with categories.
The Devil S Rope
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Author : Alan Krell
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2002
The Devil S Rope written by Alan Krell and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Art categories.
In this book, Alan Krell investigates the place barbed wire holds in the social imagination.
Barbed Wire
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Author : Olivier Razac
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Release Date : 2003-06-01
Barbed Wire written by Olivier Razac and has been published by W. W. Norton this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-06-01 with History categories.
Traces the late-nineteenth-century invention of barbed wire and explores the historical role of this cheap, mass-produced technology that allowed control and confinement of large amounts of open space, explaining the significance of barbed wire in terms of the mass warfare, political conquest, and genocide of the modern era. 12,500 first printing.
Barbed Wire
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Author : Reviel Netz
language : en
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Release Date : 2009-11-10
Barbed Wire written by Reviel Netz and has been published by Wesleyan University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-10 with History categories.
The history of animals and humans as seen through barbed wire.
The Barbed Wire
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Author : Gerhard Hennes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
The Barbed Wire written by Gerhard Hennes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
Barbed Wire
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Author : Joanne S. Liu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Barbed Wire written by Joanne S. Liu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
How could an ordinary fence shape a nation's history? Before the 1870s, much of the American West was an uninterrupted expanse of plains, where native tribes followed buffalo herds for hundreds of miles and cowboys ran cattle wherever water and grass led them. After the Homestead Act of 1862, settlers pouring into the West to stake their claims found that farming was not easy in cattle country, where the Law of the Open Range dictated that the needs of the herds-and their owners-came first. Then, seemingly overnight, everything changed. The invention and mass production of barbed wire made it possible for homesteaders to fence off millions of acres, creating a violent clash of cultures. In this engaging history, the struggles of cattlemen, farmers, Indians, inventors, and outlaws are brought to life for history buffs and curious readers alike. Enhanced by historic photos, maps, and a handy chronology, Barbed Wire: The Fence That Changed the West reveals the fascinating account of how a simple twist of wire transformed a country's landscape and ushered in a new way of life.
The Barbed Wire University
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Author : Midge Gillies
language : en
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Release Date : 2011-05-25
The Barbed Wire University written by Midge Gillies and has been published by Quarto Publishing Group USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-25 with History categories.
“A moving and eye-opening account of the lives of second world war PoWs by the daughter of a man who was captured . . . a riveting collection of stories.” —The Guardian Feature films like The Bridge on the River Kwai and The Great Escape have created the stereotype of the Second World War prisoner of war. But, as Midge Gillies shows in this groundbreaking work of social history, the true experiences of nearly half a million Allied servicemen held captive during the Second World War were nothing like the Hollywood myth—and infinitely more extraordinary. The real lives of POWs saw them respond to the tedium of a German stalag or the brutality of a Japanese camp with the most amazing ingenuity and creativity. They staged glittering shows, concerts and elaborate sporting fixtures, made exquisite ornaments—even, amid the terrible privations of the Thailand-Burma railway, improvised daring surgical techniques to save their fellow men’s lives. Whatever skills or hobbies they took with them to captivity they managed to continue and adapt—to the extent of laying out a 9-hole golf course between the huts of one German camp. They took up crafts and pastimes using materials they found around them: even the string from a Red Cross food parcel was used to make cricket balls, football nets and wigs for theatrical performances. Men studied, attended lectures, learned languages, sat for qualifications and exams, on such a scale that one camp was nicknamed “The Barbed-Wire University.” Drawing on letters home, diaries and interviews with redoubtable survivors now into their nineties, Midge Gillies recreates the daily lives of a truly remarkable group of men. “Astonishing tales of improvisation, ingenuity and courage.” —The Spectator
A History Of Barbed Wire
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Author : Jeff Mann
language : en
Publisher: Lethe Press
Release Date : 2011
A History Of Barbed Wire written by Jeff Mann and has been published by Lethe Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Fiction categories.
In intense, lyrical language, Jeff Mann's short stories give us an array of tormented characters: adulterous lovers, a kidnapper and his handsome victim, the sadistic ghost of a Confederate soldier, a yearning forestry student, an eager masochist, and a hairy biker. Winner of a Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Erotica, these tales explore the sex and psychology of BDSM and of bear culture, and most are set in Mann's native Appalachia, an area often mythologized as a place where the wilderness within converges with the wilderness without.
Barbed Wire Imperialism
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Author : Aidan Forth
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2017-10-03
Barbed Wire Imperialism written by Aidan Forth and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-03 with History categories.
Introduction : Britain's empire of camps -- Concentrating the "dangerous classes" : the cultural and material foundations of British camps -- "Barbed wire deterrents" : detention and relief at Indian famine campus, 1876-1901 -- "A source of horror and dread" : plague camps in Indian and South Africa, 1896-1901 -- Concentrated humanity : the management and anatomy of colonial campus, c. 1900 -- Camps in a time of war : civilian concentration in southern Africa, 1900-1901 -- "Only matched in times of famine and plague" : life and death in the concentration camps -- "A system steadily perfected" : camp reform and the "new geniuses from India", 1901-1903 -- Epilogue : Camps go global : lessons, legacies, and forgotten solidarities
Behind Barbed Wire
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Author : Deborah G. Lindsay
language : en
Publisher: Universal-Publishers
Release Date : 2020
Behind Barbed Wire written by Deborah G. Lindsay and has been published by Universal-Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with History categories.
Most people associate concentration camps with Nazi Germany. Behind Barbed Wire examines how these notorious World War II camps actually reflected a previous use of the system, a system that began almost a century earlier. In truth, Adolf Hitler had studied the American Indian Reservations as he plotted his regime's attack on European Jews and other minorities. Remarkably, in the years between the reservations and the Nazi camps, the United States, along with several other Western powers, implemented concentration camps throughout the globe, each instance employing more and more barbaric measures with harsher and harsher outcomes. Behind Barbed Wire explains how these nations dubiously justified camp operations by citing military counterinsurgency tactics, containment policies, and simply the ability to prosecute war more easily. This brief history addresses the subliminal reasons for relocating hundreds of thousands of civilians, why the system became so prevalent, and how concentration camps existed under the cover of armed conflict. It argues that, most often, camps can be facilitated only under the guise of war. Anyone with an interest in military history, World War II, concentration camps, and the plight of the Jews will discover how all these topics converge into a compelling story of war, bigotry, and military might. Behind Barbed Wire also sheds light on the concentration camp systems that have been employed since the fall of the Nazi dictatorship. With current geopolitical issues focusing on elitism, xenophobia, deplorables, terrorism, and military necessity, this book offers some understanding about the unintended consequences of policy.