| The Security Principle: From Serenity to Regulation Contributor(s): Gros, Frederic (Author), Broder, David (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1784787140 ISBN-13: 9781784787141 Publisher: Verso OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political - Philosophy | Movements - Critical Theory - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 341.48 |
| LCCN: 2019944268 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.3" W x 8.1" (0.70 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The idea of security--from ancient Greece to the War on Terror In The Security Principle, French philosopher Fr d ric 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 and its present uses, exposing the contemporary abuses of security and the pervasiveness of it in everyday life in the Global North. |