A World of Insecurity : Anthropological Perspectives on Human Security

1. Human Security and Social Anthropology by Thomas Hylland EriksenPart I The Political Economy of Human Security2. Taking Risks for Security’s Sake: Bolivians Resisting their State and its Economic Policies by Ton Salman3. State Formation, Imposition of a Land Market and Silent Resistance among the Berbers of theMiddle Atlas by Bernard Venema (with Ali Mguild)4. Flexible Migrants: Brazilian Gold Miners and their Quest for Human Security in Surinam by Marjo de Theije and Ellen BalPart II Security, Identity and Belonging5. ‘Bharat-Wasie or Surinamie?’ Hindustani Notions of Belonging in Surinam and the Netherlands by Ellen Bal and Kathinka Sinha-Kerkhoff6. Cultural Identity as a Key Dimension of Human Security in Western Europe: The Dutch Case Edien Bartels, Kim Knibbe by Martijn de Koning and Oscar Salemink7. ‘I’d die without the Cybersouk’: Local Experiences in a Dutch Digital Community Centre by Lenie Brouwer8. Religion, Identity and Security Among Pomeranian Lutheran Migrants in Espírito Santo, Brazil (1880–2005): A Schema Repertoire Approach by André DroogersPart III: States of (In)security9. Changing Notions of Belonging: Migrants and Natives in an Amsterdam Multicultural Neighbourhood by Marion den Uyl10. Tales from a Captive Audience: Dissident Narratives and the Official History of the Seychelles by Sandra Evers11. Harnessing Ceremonial for Political Security: An Indian Princely State on the Verge of Extinction by Dick Kooiman12. Ritual Efficacy, Spiritual Security and Human Security: Spirit Mediumship in Contemporary Vietnam by Oscar SaleminkNotes on Contributors Index