Showing how the upswell of paranoia and growing demand for security in the post-9/11 world has paradoxically created widespread insecurity, these varied essays examine how this anxiety-laden mindset erodes spaces both architectural and personal, encroaching on all aspects of everyday life. Starting from the most literal level-barricades and barriers in front of buildings, beefed up border patrols, gated communities, "safe rooms, "-to more abstract levels-enhanced surveillance at public spaces such as airports, increasing worries about contagion, the psychological predilection for fortified space-the contributors cover the full gamut of securitized public life that is defining the zeitgeist of twenty-first century America
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язык английский ● Формат EPUB ● страницы 420 ● ISBN 9781135925628 ● редактор Michael Sorkin ● издатель Taylor and Francis ● опубликованный 2013 ● Загружаемые 6 раз ● валюта EUR ● Код товара 2537396 ● Защита от копирования Adobe DRM
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