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Overview""In the context of the hyperviolent and racialized policing of cities across the US today, vigilant citizenship frames everyday policing as matters of personal blame and guilt-as problems of citizens""-- Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thijs JeursenPublisher: New York University Press Imprint: New York University Press Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9781479816545ISBN 10: 147981654 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 10 January 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsFascinating . . . Sheds light on a variety of current debates surrounding policing, surveillance, gun ownership, and more. Through fast-paced and story-like prose, Jeursen furthers the essential project of understanding policing as something that extends beyond the uniformed police. -- William Garriott, Drake University Jeursen has skillfully captured how everyday people's negotiations with and for security are a prevailing and socially differentiated aspect of life in the neoliberal city. The author provides a granular view of how policing goes beyond the institution and becomes a part of the way people understand their rights and roles as private residents. The Vigilant Citizen stands to make an important contribution to anthropological understandings of citizenship, policing, security, and the contemporary city. -- Kristin V. Monroe, University of Kentucky Fascinating . . . Sheds light on a variety of current debates surrounding policing, surveillance, gun ownership, and more. Through fast-paced and story-like prose, Jeursen furthers the essential project of understanding policing as something that extends beyond the uniformed police.--William Garriott, Drake University Jeursen has skillfully captured how everyday people's negotiations with and for security are a prevailing and socially differentiated aspect of life in the neoliberal city. The author provides a granular view of how policing goes beyond the institution and becomes a part of the way people understand their rights and roles as private residents. The Vigilant Citizen stands to make an important contribution to anthropological understandings of citizenship, policing, security, and the contemporary city.--Kristin V. Monroe, University of Kentucky Author InformationThijs Jeursen is Assistant Professor at the Department of Humanities at Utrecht University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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