{"product_id":"the-security-principle-frederic-gros-9781784787158","title":"The Security Principle: From Serenity to Regulation","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe idea of security--from ancient Greece to the War on Terror\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Security Principle\u003c\/i\u003e, French philosopher Frédéric Gros takes a historical approach to the concept of security, looking at its evolution from the Stoics to the social network. With lucidity and rigour, Gros's approach is fourfold, looking at security as a mental state, as developed by the Greeks; as an objective situation and absence of all danger, as prevailed in the Middle Ages; as guaranteed by the nation-state and its trio of judiciary, police, and military; and finally biosecurity, control, regulation, and protection in the flux of contemporary society. In this deeply thought-provoking account, Gros's exploration of security shines a light both on its past meanings and its present uses, exposing the contemporary abuses of security and the pervasiveness of it in everyday life in the Global North.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederic Gros\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1784787159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784787158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Frederic Gros","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065819508991,"sku":"9781784787158","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7f7f438-2ccd-4f42-bc73-89d507326f62.jpg?v=1768677492","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-security-principle-frederic-gros-9781784787158","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}