TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hamilton,John T.
TI  - Security: politics, humanity, and the philology of care 
T2  - Translation/transnation
SN  - 9781400846474
AV  - BV4647.S9 H35 2013eb
U1  - 128 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Princeton, N.J.
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Caring
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Security, International
KW  - Humanité (Morale)
KW  - PHILOSOPHY
KW  - Movements
KW  - Humanism
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
KW  - Linguistics
KW  - Semantics
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Homo curans -- Security studies and philology -- Handle with care -- A brief semantic history of securitas -- The pasture and the garden -- Security on the beach -- Tranquillity, anger, and caution -- Fortitude and maternal care -- Embarkations -- Lingua homini lupus -- Repercussions -- Revolution's chances -- Vital instabilities -- The sorrow of thinking -- Surveillance, conspiracy, and the nanny state on the main
N2  - From national security and social security to homeland and cyber-security, ""security"" has become one of the most overused words in culture and politics today. Yet it also remains one of the most undefined. What exactly are we talking about when we talk about security? In this original and timely book, John Hamilton examines the discursive versatility and semantic vagueness of security both in current and historical usage. Adopting a philological approach, he explores the fundamental ambiguity of this word, which denotes the removal of "concern" or "care" and therefore implies a condition that is either carefree or careless
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