American Insecurity and the Origins of Vulnerability

by Russ Castronovo

An incisive critique that examines the origins of contemporary American ideas about surveillance, terrorism, and white supremacy

For more than three centuries, Americans have pursued strategies of security that routinely make them feel vulnerable, unsafe, and insecure. American Insecurity and the Origins of Vulnerability probes this paradox by examining American attachments to the terror of the sublime, the fear of uncertainty,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691249849
• ISBN13: 9780691249841
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"