Saving the Security State - Exceptional Citizens in Twenty-First-Century America

Inderpal Grewal traces the changing relations between the US state and its citizens in an era she calls advanced neoliberalism, under which everyday life is militarized, humanitarianism serves imperial aims, and white Christian men become exceptional citizens tasked with protecting the nation from racialized others.

Sommario

Acknowledgments  ix
Introduction. Exceptional Citizens? Saving and Surveilling in Advanced Neoliberal Times  1
1. Katrina, American Exceptionalism, and the Security State  33
2. American Humanitarian Citizenship: The "Soft" Power of Empire  59
3. Muslims, Missionaries, and Humanitarians  87
4. "Security Moms" and "Security Feminists": Securitizing Family and State  118
5. Digital Natives: Threats, Technologies, Markets  144
Coda. The "Shooter"  185
Notes  205
Bibliography  261
Index  309

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Inderpal Grewal

Riassunto

Inderpal Grewal traces the changing relations between the US state and its citizens in an era she calls advanced neoliberalism, under which everyday life is militarized, humanitarianism serves imperial aims, and white Christian men become exceptional citizens tasked with protecting the nation from racialized others.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Inderpal Grewal
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9780822368908
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-6890-8
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 165 mm x 241 mm x 32 mm
• Serie: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies; Next Wave: New Directions in W; Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva