Indefensible Space: The Architecture of the National Insecurity State

by Michael Sorkin

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Showing how the upswell of paranoia and growing demand for security in the post-9/11 world has paradoxically created widespread insecurity, these varied essays examine how this anxiety-laden mindset erodes spaces both architectural and personal, encroaching on all aspects of everyday life. Starting from the most literal level-barricades and barriers in front of buildings, beefed up border patrols, gated communities, "safe rooms,"-to more abstract...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415953685

ISBN13:9780415953689

Release Date:December 2007

Publisher:Routledge

Length:418 Pages

Weight:1.21 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Architecture National & International Security Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences

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