Chasing dragons : security, identity, and illicit drugs in Canada /

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"Chasing Dragons challenges these assumptions of difference and exposes the politics of security in Canada and the policy that they make possible. Focusing on the issues surrounding illicit drugs, Kyle Grayson examines how the discourses and practices of security policy in fact contribute to th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grayson, Kyle, 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Drug control > Canada.
National security > Canada.
Internal security > Canada.
Nationalism > Canada.
Marginality, Social > Political aspects > Canada.
Drug abuse > Canada.
National security > Social aspects > Canada.
Internal security > Social aspects > Canada.
Drogue, Lutte contre la > Canada.
Sécurité nationale > Aspect social > Canada.
Sûreté de l'État > Aspect social > Canada.
Nationalisme > Canada.
Marginalité > Aspect politique > Canada.
Toxicomanie > Canada.
Lutte antidrogue > Canada.
Sûreté de l'État > Canada.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Drug abuse.
Drug control.
Internal security.
Marginality, Social > Political aspects.
National security.
Nationalism.
Rauschgift
Drogenpolitik
Drogenszene
Culturele identiteit.
Nationale identiteit.
Veiligheidspolitiek.
Drugsbeleid.
Drugsgebruik.
Subcultuur.
Canada.
Kanada
Drug control > Canada
National security > Social aspects > Canada
Internal security > Social aspects > Canada
Nationalism > Canada
Marginality, Social > Political aspects > Canada
Drug abuse > Canada
Multi-User.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Chasing Dragons challenges these assumptions of difference and exposes the politics of security in Canada and the policy that they make possible. Focusing on the issues surrounding illicit drugs, Kyle Grayson examines how the discourses and practices of security policy in fact contribute to the construction of Canadian national and cultural identity. This analysis is also relevant beyond Canada. A crucial contribution of this book is to identify the dangers of underestimating the centrality of race and geopolitics to civic conceptions of nationality in liberal societies." "Chasing Dragons reconsiders the meaning of security and discusses avenues for resisting the insecurity produced by liberal states in the post-9/11 world. This critical approach reveals the pervasiveness of power in contemporary Canadian society, how this power is hidden, and the consequences for progressive social politics."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 323 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-307) and index.
ISBN:9781442687592
1442687592
9781442691704
1442691700

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