The Cultural Construction of Safety and Security: Imaginaries, Discourses and Philosophies that Shaped Modern Europe (1)

By: Gemma Blok and Jan Oosterholt

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Synopsis: This volume analyses cultural perceptions of safety and security that have shaped modern European societies. The articles present a wide range of topics, from feelings of unsafety generated by early modern fake news to safety issues related to twentieth-century drug use in public space. The volume demonstrates how ‘safety’ is not just a social or biological condition to pursue but also a historical and cultural construct. In philosophical terms, safety can be interpreted in different ways, referring to security, certainty or trust. What does feeling safe and thinking about a safe society mean to various groups of people over time? The articles in this volume are bound by their joint effort to take a constructionist approach to emotional expressions, artistic representations, literary narratives and political discourses of (un)safety and their impact on modern European society

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 278 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781040772065
Related ISBNs:: 9781041187547, 9781040798003, 9781003705673, 9789463720472
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 10/02/25
Copyrighted By:: The authors / Taylor & Francis Group
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Gemma Blok
Edited by:: Jan Oosterholt