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The Anthropology of Security: Perspectives from the Frontline of Policing, Counter-terrorism and Border Control

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The Anthropology of Security: Perspectives from the Frontline of Policing, Counter-terrorism and Border Control - Maguire, Mark (Editor), and Frois, Catarina (Editor), and Zurawski, Nils (Editor)
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In a post-Cold War world of political unease and economic crisis, processes of securitisation are transforming nation-states, their citizens and non-citizens in profound ways. The book shows how contemporary Europe is now home to a vast security industry which uses biometric identification systems, CCTV and quasi-military techniques to police migrants and disadvantaged neighbourhoods. This is the first collection of anthropological studies of security with a particular but not exclusive emphasis on Europe. The ...

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The Anthropology of Security: Perspectives from the Frontline of Policing, Counter-terrorism and Border Control 2014, Pluto Press, London

ISBN-13: 9780745334578

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The Anthropology of Security: Perspectives from the Frontline of Policing, Counter-terrorism and Border Control 2014, Pluto Press, London

ISBN-13: 9780745334585

Hardcover