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Globalization, Fear and Insecurity: The Challenges for Cities North and South (Transnational Crime, Crime Control & Security)
Sophie Body-Gendrot
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Paperback. 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. Series: Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; JKVC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security
Number of Pages
213
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137007926
SKU
V9781137007926
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Ref
99-15
About Sophie Body-Gendrot
Sophie Body Gendrot Emeritus Professor at the Sorbonne and a researcher at Cesdip/CNRS. She is the author of numerous books on cities and violence, including The Social Control of Cities? (2000) and Violence in Europe (2007). As Former President of the European Society of Criminology, she is an Expert for the European Community.
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