After 26/11
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India, Palestine/Israel, and the Fabrication of Homeland Security
- Size: 6 x 9"
- Binding: Paperback
- Number of Pages: 372
- ISBN: 9788194631316
In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, ‘homeland security’ emerged as a new paradigm of modern democracy. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2002 was its most enduring outcome, although Israel took credit for first developing this expansive idea of control. Following the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai in 2008, India’s ties with Israel deepened. Numerous foreign-inspired state institutions were established, including the National Investigative Agency and the National Intelligence Grid. Today, India has become a significant buyer of surveillance technology as the latest entrant in the multi-billion-dollar homeland security industry.
Living in and traveling across Palestine/Israel, India, and the UK for over a decade, Rhys Machold meets a range of actors: trade officials, contractors, arms dealers, fencing manufacturers, police trainers, politicians, bureaucrats, diplomats, scholars, and journalists. He tells the story of how claims to global authority are fabricated and put to work.
Rhys Machold is Senior Lecturer in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow.
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In the Media
An excerpt from After 26/11 appeared in The Print.
An excerpt from the book appeared in The Wire.
‘An unflinching interrogation … Shows how the very idea is a threat to the democratisation of our societies.’—Josy Joseph, author, The Silent Coup: A History of India’s Deep State
‘A timely book for all in the Indian security establishment who were fascinated by and enamoured with the ‘Israeli model’ after 26/11.’—Avinash Mohananey, former Intelligence Bureau officer
‘In a moment of renewed state violence justified by fears of terrorism, this book is timely and urgent.’—Stuart Schrader, Johns Hopkins University
‘Israel’s messianic security stance–securing itself amidst a ‘sea of enemies’–definitely appeals to Hindutva forces.’—Achin Vanaik, fellow, Transnational Institute
‘Essential reading for anyone interested in how contemporary practices of security and policing are traded in the market.’—Neve Gordon, Israeli political scientist