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Globalization, Fear and Insecurity

The Challenges for Cities North and South

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  1. Sophie Body-Gendrot
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Part of the book series: Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security (TCCCS)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Sophie Body-Gendrot
      Pages 1-17

  3. Linking Globalization, Fear and Insecurity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Old and New Fears in Cities

      • Sophie Body-Gendrot
      Pages 21-39

    3. The Turning Point of 9/11

      • Sophie Body-Gendrot
      Pages 40-62

  4. The Challenges for Cities North and South

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-65
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    2. Terrorism

      • Sophie Body-Gendrot
      Pages 67-101

    3. Criminals and Gangs in Global Cities of the South

      • Sophie Body-Gendrot
      Pages 102-122

    4. Disorders in British and French Cities

      • Sophie Body-Gendrot
      Pages 123-156

    5. Conclusion: Global Cities’ Challenges

      • Sophie Body-Gendrot
      Pages 157-178

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 179-213
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About this book

Fear is ingrained in the history of cities but our short-sightedness prevents us from grasping its evolution over time. Increasingly, risk and fear are experienced, portrayed and discussed as globalized phenomena, particularly since 9/11. This research puts urban insecurity in perspective, with a comparison of world cities in the North and South.

About the author

Sophie Body Gendrot Emeritus Professor at the Sorbonne and a researcher at Cesdip/CNRS. She is the author of numerous books on cities and violence, including The Social Control of Cities? (2000) and Violence in Europe (2007). As Former President of the European Society of Criminology, she is an Expert for the European Community.

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