Screen LibraryGlobalization, fear and insecurity：the challenges for cities north and south
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, N.Y. |
| Publication Dates: | 2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Transnational crime, crime control and security |
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| Carrier Form: | xix, 213 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781137007926 (pbk.) 1137007923 (pbk.) 9780230284210 0230284213 |
| Index Number: | C912 |
| CLC: | C912.81 |
| Call Number: | C912.81/B668 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-202) and index. Pt. 1. Linking globalization, fear and insecurity -- pt. 2. The challenges for cities north and south . "Fear has always been present in cities. However, recent events and political and social trends have intensified these insecurities and refocused very diverse anxieties on civic space. The changing role of the state through globalization, and the growth of inequalities and power conflicts over public space call for a renewed analysis of global-local conflicts, and for a theorization of the relationship between issues of space and social marginalization. The events of 9/11 have served to galvanise the precautionary principle, increasing repression and the number of gated communities worldwide |