Globalization, Fear and Insecurity

The Challenges for Cities North and South

• Author(s): S. Body-Gendrot,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 213
• ISBN_10: 1137023023
  ISBN_13: 9781137023025
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Criminology , Political Science / General , Social Science / Sociology / Urban , Political Science / Globalization , Political Science / History & Theory , Social Science / Sociology / General ,

Description:... 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.