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A World of Insecurity : Anthropological Perspectives on Human Security.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Anthropology, Culture and Society SeriesPublisher: London : Pluto Press, 2010Copyright date: ©2010Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (313 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781783713721
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: A World of InsecurityDDC classification:
  • 323
LOC classification:
  • HM671.W67 2010
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Series Preface -- 1. Human Security and Social Anthropology by Thomas Hylland Eriksen -- Part I: The Political Economy of Human Security -- 2. Taking Risks for Security's Sake: Bolivians Resisting their State and its Economic Policies by Ton Salman -- 3. State Formation, Imposition of a Land Market and Silent Resistance among the Berbers of the Middle Atlas by Bernhard Venema, with contributions by Ali Mguild -- 4. Flexible Migrants: Brazilian Gold Miners and their Quest for Human Security in Surinam by Marjo de Theije and Ellen Bal -- Part II: Security, Identity and Belonging -- 5. 'Bharat-Wasie or Surinamie?' Hindustani Notions of Belonging in Surinam and the Netherlands by Ellen Bal and Kathinka Sinha-Kerkhoff -- 6. Cultural Identity as a Key Dimension of Human Security in Western Europe: The Dutch Case by Edien Bartels, Kim Knibbe, Martijn de Koning and Oscar Salemink -- 7. 'I'd die without the Cybersouk': Local Experiences in a Dutch Digital Community Centre by Lenie Brouwer -- 8. Religion, Identity and Security among Pomeranian Lutheran Migrants in Espírito Santo, Brazil (1880-2005): A Schema Repertoire Approach by André Droogers -- Part III: States of (In)security -- 9. Changing Notions of Belonging: Migrants and Natives in an Amsterdam Multicultural Neighbourhood by Marion den Uyl -- 10. Tales from a Captive Audience: Dissident Narratives and the Official History of the Seychelles by Sandra Evers -- 11. Harnessing Ceremonial for Political Security: An Indian Princely State on the Verge of Extinction by Dick Kooiman -- 12. Ritual Efficacy, Spiritual Security and Human Security: Spirit Mediumship In Contemporary Vietnam by Oscar Salemink -- Notes on Contributors -- Index.
Summary: A pioneering contribution to the emergent anthropology of human security that brings classic concerns of the field into the 21st century.
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Cover -- Contents -- Series Preface -- 1. Human Security and Social Anthropology by Thomas Hylland Eriksen -- Part I: The Political Economy of Human Security -- 2. Taking Risks for Security's Sake: Bolivians Resisting their State and its Economic Policies by Ton Salman -- 3. State Formation, Imposition of a Land Market and Silent Resistance among the Berbers of the Middle Atlas by Bernhard Venema, with contributions by Ali Mguild -- 4. Flexible Migrants: Brazilian Gold Miners and their Quest for Human Security in Surinam by Marjo de Theije and Ellen Bal -- Part II: Security, Identity and Belonging -- 5. 'Bharat-Wasie or Surinamie?' Hindustani Notions of Belonging in Surinam and the Netherlands by Ellen Bal and Kathinka Sinha-Kerkhoff -- 6. Cultural Identity as a Key Dimension of Human Security in Western Europe: The Dutch Case by Edien Bartels, Kim Knibbe, Martijn de Koning and Oscar Salemink -- 7. 'I'd die without the Cybersouk': Local Experiences in a Dutch Digital Community Centre by Lenie Brouwer -- 8. Religion, Identity and Security among Pomeranian Lutheran Migrants in Espírito Santo, Brazil (1880-2005): A Schema Repertoire Approach by André Droogers -- Part III: States of (In)security -- 9. Changing Notions of Belonging: Migrants and Natives in an Amsterdam Multicultural Neighbourhood by Marion den Uyl -- 10. Tales from a Captive Audience: Dissident Narratives and the Official History of the Seychelles by Sandra Evers -- 11. Harnessing Ceremonial for Political Security: An Indian Princely State on the Verge of Extinction by Dick Kooiman -- 12. Ritual Efficacy, Spiritual Security and Human Security: Spirit Mediumship In Contemporary Vietnam by Oscar Salemink -- Notes on Contributors -- Index.

A pioneering contribution to the emergent anthropology of human security that brings classic concerns of the field into the 21st century.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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