Screen LibraryCorporate security in the 21st century : theory and practice in international perspective /
This interdisciplinary collection places corporate security in a theoretical and global context. Arguing that corporate security is becoming the primary form of security in the twenty-first century and affecting an increasing number of people inside and outside of corporations, this is one of the fi...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Basingstoke, Hampshire : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Crime prevention and security management
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| Summary: |
This interdisciplinary collection places corporate security in a theoretical and global context. Arguing that corporate security is becoming the primary form of security in the twenty-first century and affecting an increasing number of people inside and outside of corporations, this is one of the first books to examine corporate security practices in multiple countries and from multiple perspectives. Bringing together key international scholars from sociology, criminology, political science, critical security studies, international relations, and law, the contributors reveal corporate securi |
| Carrier Form: | xvii, 279 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781137346063 (hardback) : 113734606X (hbk.) |
| Index Number: | HD61 |
| CLC: | F270-05 |
| Call Number: | F270-05/C822-10 |
| Contents: | Introduction: Governing every person, place, and thing - critical studies of corporate security / Keven Walby and Randy K. Lippert -- Part I: Making sense of corporate security: Historical and theoretical perspectives -- Corporate security at Ford Motor Company: From the Great War to the Cold War / Robert P. Weiss -- Beyond the regulatory gaze? Corporate security, (In)visibility, and the modern state / Adam White -- The private eyes of corporate culture: The forensic accounting and corporate investigation industry and the production of corporate financial security / James W. Williams -- The |