Christine Hentschel's theoretically sharp book shows how the pursuit of security dynamically organizes-and simultaneously fragments-urban life. In a major contribution to criminology as well as to urban studies, Hentschel acknowledges the reality of violence and fear but, refreshingly, avoids dystopian cliches in a work that is as relevant for Chicago and Detroit as it is for Rio and Bogota. -Mariana ... Read moreValverde, University of Toronto Despite the weight of the subject matter-urban crime in a violent city-Security in the Bubble goes against the grain of critical scholarship, evoking a new language to capture the fine-grained and culturally attuned spatial practices of identity. As a consequence, novel insights and experiences reveal contemporary urbanity in all its contradictory fullness. This is vital and beautifully crafted urbanism. -Edgar Pieterse, University of Cape Town Show Less