Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-316) and index.
Contents:
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.
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