Cultures Of Insecurity: States, Communities, and the Production of Danger (Barrows Lectures)

Examines the cultural production of insecurity in local, national and international contexts. Genocide in Rwanda, instability in the Middle East, anarchy on the Internet-insecurities abound. But do they occur "naturally," or are they, as this pathbreaking volume suggests, cultural and social productions? Bringing together scholars from political science and anthropology, this collection of essays redirects long-standing views on culture as both a source of insecurity and an object of analysis. Contributors: Pamela Ballinger, Michael Barnett, Ralph Litzinger, George Marcus, Joseph Masco, Jennifer Milliken, John Mowitt, Himadeep Muppidi, Steve Niva, and Diana Saco.