The Security Principle : From Serenity to Regulation Paperback / softback
by Frederic Gros
Paperback / softback
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In The Security Principle, French philosopher Frédéric Gros takes a historical approach to the concept of "security", looking at its evolution from the Stoics to the social network.
With lucidity and rigour, Gros's approach is fourfold, looking at security as a mental state, as developed by the Greeks; as an objective situation and absence of all danger, as prevailed in the Middle Ages; as guaranteed by the nation state and its trio of judiciary, police and military; and finally "biosecurity", control, regulation and protection in the flux of contemporary society.
In this deeply thought-provoking account, Gros's exploration of security shines a light both on its past meanings as well as its present uses, exposing the contemporary abuses of security and the pervasiveness of it in everyday life in the Global North.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Verso Books
- Publication Date:06/08/2019
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- ISBN:9781784787158
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Verso Books
- Publication Date:06/08/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781784787158