Asia Annual 2009- Paradigms of Security in Asia

Book Specification Item Code: AZA197 Author: Arpita Basu Roy Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors Language: English Edition: 2011 ISBN: 9788173049088 Pages: 364 Cover: HARDCOVER Other Details 9.8 x 6.15 inches Weight 760 gm Book Description About the Book Security is increasingly becoming a complex concept acquiring new nuances with debates over its scope. There are arguments as to whether the current approache(s) to the study of security is(are) any longer suitable for dealing with the changing nature of contemporary security. At another level, the debate over security is if there can be geographical and cultural connotations to security and security studies in opposition to the state/power centric Western approach. Further there are criticisms related to increasing securitization of issues which, it is argued, may lead to politics of exception. The volume is an interdisciplinary effort designed to respond to the changing nuances of security. It intends