A world of insecurity : anthropological perspectives on human security / edited by Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Ellen Bal and Oscar Salemink.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eriksen, Thomas Hylland.

Bal, Ellen.

Salemink, Oscar.

Series:

Anthropology, culture, and society.

Anthropology, culture, and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human security.

Anthropology.

Physical Description:

vii, 300 p.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Human security is a key element in the measure of well-being, and a hot topic in anthropology and development studies. A World of Insecurity outlines a new approach to the subject. The contributors expose a contradiction at the heart of conventional accounts of what constitutes human security, namely that without taking non-material considerations such as religion, ethnicity and gender into account, discussions of human security, academically and in practical terms, are incomplete, inconclusive and deeply flawed. A variety of compelling case studies indicate that, in fact, material security alone cannot adequately explain or fully account for human activity in a range of different settings, and exposed to a variety of different threats. This forceful book will expand and deepen the entire concept of human security, in the process endowing it with political relevance. It is an essential read for students of development studies and anthropology.

Contents:

pt. 1. The political economy of human security

pt. 2. Security, identity and belonging

pt. 3. States of (in)security.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781783713721

1783713720

9781849644419

1849644411

OCLC:

658045072