{"product_id":"insecurity-hardback-9781517913090","title":"Insecurity (Hardback) 9781517913090","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInsecurity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Grusin (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781517913090\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 April 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages, 20 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.8 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInvestigating insecurity as the predominant logic of life in the present moment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Challenging several key concepts of the twenty-first century, including precarity, securitization, and resilience, this collection explores the concept of insecurity as a predominant logic governing recent cultural, economic, political, and social life in the West. The essays illuminate how attempts to make human and nonhuman systems secure and resilient end up having the opposite effect, making insecurity the default state of life today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnique in its wide disciplinary breadth and variety of topics and methodological approaches-from intellectual history and cultural critique to case studies, qualitative ethnography, and personal narrative-\u003ci\u003eInsecurity\u003c\/i\u003e is written predominantly from the viewpoint of the United States. The contributors’ analyses include the securitization of nongovernmental aid to Palestine, Bangladeshi climate refugees, and the privatization of U.S. military forces; the history of the concept of insecurity and the securitization of finance; racialized urban development in Augusta, Georgia; Amazon’s Mechanical Turk and the consequences of the Marie Kondo method; and the intricate politics of sexual harassment in the U.S. academy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributors: Neel Ahuja, U of California, Santa Cruz; Aneesh Aneesh, U of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Lisa Bhungalia, Kent State U; Jennifer Doyle, U of California, Riverside; Annie McClanahan, U of California, Irvine; Andrea Miller, Florida Atlantic U; Mark Neocleous, Brunel U London; A. Naomi Paik, U of Illinois, Chicago; Maureen Ryan, U of South Carolina; Saskia Sassen, Columbia U.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Grusin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. \u003ci\u003eSecuritati Perpetuae\u003c\/i\u003e: Death, Fear, and the History of Insecurity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMark Neocleous\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Microwork, Automation, and the Insecurity of Contemporary Labor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnnie McClanahan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Deadly Entanglements: U.S. Imperialism and Perils of Privatizing Security\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA. Naomi Paik\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Governing Suspects: Race, Preemption, and Economies of Threat in American Warfare\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLisa Bhungalia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Figuring the Climate Refugee: From Insecurity to Adaptation in Representations of Bangladeshi Environmental Migration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeel Ahuja\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Cyber-Insecurities and Racialized Threat in the Embattled Urban Ecosystem\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndrea Miller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. The Burnout Generation Tidies Up: On the Insecurity of Adulting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaureen Ryan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. Rogue Capabilities and Invisible Violence: A Conversation between Saskia Sassen and Aneesh Aneesh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaskia Sassen and Aneesh Aneesh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. Letting Go\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJennifer Doyle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Univ Of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52619256791320,"sku":"9781517913090","price":68.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/insecurity-hardback-9781517913090","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}