A World of Insecurity

Anthropological Perspectives on Human Security

Thomas Hylland Eriksen editor Oscar Salemink editor Ellen Bal editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pluto Press

Published:2nd Feb '10

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Human security is a key element in the measure of well-being, and a hot topic in anthropology and development studies. A World of Insecurity outlines a new approach to the subject.

The contributors expose a contradiction at the heart of conventional accounts of what constitutes human security, namely that without taking non-material considerations such as religion, ethnicity and gender into account, discussions of human security, academically and in practical terms, are incomplete, inconclusive and deeply flawed. A variety of compelling case studies indicate that, in fact, material security alone cannot adequately explain or fully account for human activity in a range of different settings, and exposed to a variety of different threats.

This forceful book will expand and deepen the entire concept of human security, in the process endowing it with political relevance. It is an essential read for students of development studies and anthropology.

ISBN: 9780745329840

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 367g

312 pages