{"product_id":"the-empire-of-security-and-william-bain-9780415380195","title":"The Empire of Security and the Safety of the People","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an accessible new examination of what 'security' means today, contextualizing the term amongst other key ideas, such as the nation state, diplomacy, war and autonomy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy exploring the many differing conceptions of security, this study clearly explains how the idea of security in world affairs can be understood in relation to other ideas and points of view. It shows how, when standing alone, the word 'security' is meaningless, or just an empty term, when divorced from other ideas distinctive to international life. This essential new volume tackles the key questions in the debate: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhat norms of sovereignty relate to security?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edoes security necessarily follow from the recognition of identity? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhat sort of obligations in respect of security attach to power? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow far can a political arrangement of empire remedy human insecurity? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecan trusteeship provide security in a world of legally equal sovereign states?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eis security the guarantor of freedom? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an excellent resource for students and scholars of security studies and politics and international relations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Bain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415380197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415380195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.54h x 6.32w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 204","brand":"William Bain","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064908427519,"sku":"9780415380195","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_42d03351-f060-423f-a202-0d45f364e95b.jpg?v=1768671846","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-empire-of-security-and-william-bain-9780415380195","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}