Barbed Wire

The book delves into the historical significance of barbed wire as a tool for control and oppression, tracing its evolution from 1874 to 1954. Reviel Netz examines its dual role in managing livestock during the American West's colonization and as a means of confinement in Nazi concentration camps and the Russian Gulag. The narrative highlights how barbed wire transformed the concept of physical control over space from a mere symbol to a tangible instrument of power and suffering.