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New perspectives on global securityThe Anthropology ofSecurityPerspectives from the Frontline of Policing,Counter-Terrorism and Border ControlEdited by Mark Maguire, Catarina Frois andNils ZurawskiSeries: Anthropology, Culture and SocietyIn a post-Cold War world of political unease and economic crisis,processes of securitisation are transforming nation-states, theircitizens and non-citizens in profound ways.The book shows how contemporary Europe is now home to a vastsecurity industry which uses biometric identification systems, CCTVand quasi-military techniques to police migrants and disadvantagedneighbourhoods. This is the first collection of anthropological studiesof security with a particular but not exclusive emphasis on Europe.The Anthropology of Security draws together studies on the livedexperiences of security and policing from the perspective of thosemost affected in their everyday lives. The anthropological perspectivesin this volume stretch from the frontlines of policing and counterterrorismto border control.July 2014240pp 215mm x 135mmPb 978-0-7453-3457-8 £24.99Hb 978-0-7453-3458-5 £75Epub 978-1-7837-1163-5 £24.99Kindle 978-1-7837-1164-2 £24.99Mark Maguire is Head of Anthropology at the National University ofIreland Maynooth.Catarina Frois is Assistant Professor at the Department ofAnthropology, Lisbon University.Nils Zurawski is Visiting Professor in Security, Social Conflicts andRegulation at the University of Hamburg.NEXT READBorder WatchCultures of Immigration, Detention and ControlAlexandra HallPb 978-0-7453-2723-5 £19.99EPUB 978-1-8496-4717-5 £19.99Kindle 978-1-8496-4718-2 £19.99A World of InsecurityAnthropological Perspectives on Human SecurityEdited by Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Ellen Bal andOscar SaleminkPb 978-0-7453-2984-0 £19.99www.plutobooks.com PlutoPress 25