Globalization, Fear and Insecurity The Challenges for Cities North and South
Fear is ingrained in the history of cities but our short-sightedness prevents us from grasping its evolution over time. Increasingly, risk and fear are experienced, portrayed and discussed as globalized phenomena, particularly since 9/11. This research puts urban insecurity in perspective, with a co...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
2012, 2012
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| Series: | Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Fear is ingrained in the history of cities but our short-sightedness prevents us from grasping its evolution over time. Increasingly, risk and fear are experienced, portrayed and discussed as globalized phenomena, particularly since 9/11. This research puts urban insecurity in perspective, with a comparison of world cities in the North and South |
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| Physical Description: | XIX, 213 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781137023025 |