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Naming Security - Constructing Identity: Mayan-Women in Guatemala on the Eve of Peace

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Naming Security - Constructing Identity: Mayan-Women in Guatemala on the Eve of Peace

Contributors:

By (Author) Maria Stern

ISBN:

9780719071164

Publisher:

Manchester University Press

Imprint:

Manchester University Press

Publication Date:

8th September 2005

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Tertiary Education

Dewey:

305.48897427

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

232

Dimensions:

Width 156mm, Height 234mm

Description

How do people seek security in relation to their sense of 'who they are' How can one make sense of insecurity at the intersection of competing identity claims Based on the voices of Mayan women, Stern critically re-considers the connections between security, subjectivity and identity. By engaging in a careful reading of how Mayan women 'speak' security in relation to the different contexts that inform their lives, she explores the multiplicity of both identity and security, and questions the main story of security imbedded in the modern 'paradox of sovereignty.' Her provocative analysis thus raises vital questions about what might constitute 'security', and the 'insecurity' that is its inevitable supplement. Her study also offers an innovative methodology that bridges many different disciplines and substantively develops the method of 'reading' politics as a 'textual practice'. It will be essential reading for students of security, identity politics, feminism, and Latin American studies. -- .

Author Bio

Maria Stern is Lecturer in the Department of Peace and Development Studies at the University of Gteborg, Sweden

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