Spaces of Security: Ethnographies of Securityscapes, Surveillance, and Control

ISBN 10: 1479870064 / ISBN 13: 9781479870066

Published by NYU Press, 2019

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR010898616

Synopsis:

An ethnographic investigation into the dynamics between space and security in countries around the world

It is difficult to imagine two contexts as different as a soccer stadium and a panic room. Yet, they both demonstrate dynamics of the interplay between security and space. This book focuses on the infrastructures of security, considering locations as varied as public entertainment venues to border walls to blast-proof bedrooms.

Around the world, experts, organizations, and governments are managing societies in the name of security, while scholars and commentators are writing about surveillance, state violence, and new technologies. Yet in spite of the growing emphasis on security, few truly consider the spatial dimensions of security, and particularly how the relationship between space and security varies across cultures.

This volume explores spaces of security not only by attending to how security is produced by and in spaces, but also by emphasizing the ways in which it is constructed in the contemporary landscape. The book explores diverse contexts ranging from biometrics in India to counterterrorism in East Africa to border security in Argentina. The ethnographic studies demonstrate the power of a spatial lens to highlight aspects of security that otherwise remain hidden, while also adding clarity to an elusive and dangerous way of managing the world.

About the Authors:

Setha Low is Distinguished Professor of Environmental Psychology, Geography, Anthropology, and Women’s Studies, and Director of the Public Space Research Group at The Graduate Center, City University of New York.
She has been awarded a Getty Fellowship, a NEH fellowship, a Fulbright Senior Fellowship, a Future of Places Fellowship and a Guggenheim for her ethnographic research on public space in Latin America and the United States. Her most recent books are Spatializing Culture: The Ethnography of Space and Place, Anthropology and the City, Spaces of Security (with M. Maguire), and Why Public Space Matters.

Mark Maguire is Professor and Head of the Department of Anthropology at Maynooth University. He is co-author of Trapped: Life Under Security Capitalism and How to Escape It.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Spaces of Security: Ethnographies of ...
Publisher: NYU Press
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good