Culture and the Production of Insecurity

Genocide in Rwanda, instability in the Middle East, anarchy on the Internet—insecurities abound. But do they occur "naturally," or are they, as this path-breaking volume suggests, cultural and social productions? About 30 scholars in political science, anthropology, and cultural studies assembled to discuss culture as both a source of insecurity and an object of analysis. The resulting collection of essays examines the cultural production of insecurity in local, national, and international contexts.