Michael Sorkin is an architect, professional writer, and professor at City College. He is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, and is generally regarded as one of the most prominent architectural writers in America.

• Introduction: The Fear Factor Michael Sorkin 1. Cities and The War on Terror Stephen Graham 2. Empire of the Insensate Steven Flusty 3. Urban Operations and Network Centric Warfare M. Christine Boyer 4. Planet America: Empire’s New Land Grab Mark Gillem 5. Waiting in African Cities AbdouMaliq Simone 6. Border Tours: Strategies of Surveillance, Tactics of Encroachment Teddy Cruz 7. Re-Stating the Obvious Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Craig Gilmore 8. The Threat from Within: Protecting the Indefensible from the Indeterminate Kathi Holt-Diamant 9. Blank Slates and Disaster Zones: The State, September 11, and the Displacement of Chinatown Laura Liu 10. Back to Zero: Mourning in America Michael Sorkin 11. The New Emotions of Home: Fear Insecurity and Paranoia 12. Staged Authenticity Today 13. Architecture Emblematic: Hardened Sites and Softened Symbols 14. Me and my Monkey: What’s Hiding in the Security State Cindi Katz 15. Thanatotactics Eyal Weizman 16. A Short History of the Car Bomb Mike Davis

Michael Sorkin is an architect, professional writer, and professor at City College. He is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, and is generally regarded as one of the most prominent architectural writers in America.

• Introduction: The Fear Factor Michael Sorkin 1. Cities and The War on Terror Stephen Graham 2. Empire of the Insensate Steven Flusty 3. Urban Operations and Network Centric Warfare M. Christine Boyer 4. Planet America: Empire’s New Land Grab Mark Gillem 5. Waiting in African Cities AbdouMaliq Simone 6. Border Tours: Strategies of Surveillance, Tactics of Encroachment Teddy Cruz 7. Re-Stating the Obvious Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Craig Gilmore 8. The Threat from Within: Protecting the Indefensible from the Indeterminate Kathi Holt-Diamant 9. Blank Slates and Disaster Zones: The State, September 11, and the Displacement of Chinatown Laura Liu 10. Back to Zero: Mourning in America Michael Sorkin 11. The New Emotions of Home: Fear Insecurity and Paranoia 12. Staged Authenticity Today 13. Architecture Emblematic: Hardened Sites and Softened Symbols 14. Me and my Monkey: What’s Hiding in the Security State Cindi Katz 15. Thanatotactics Eyal Weizman 16. A Short History of the Car Bomb Mike Davis

Michael Sorkin is an architect, professional writer, and professor at City College. He is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, and is generally regarded as one of the most prominent architectural writers in America.

• Introduction: The Fear Factor Michael Sorkin 1. Cities and The War on Terror Stephen Graham 2. Empire of the Insensate Steven Flusty 3. Urban Operations and Network Centric Warfare M. Christine Boyer 4. Planet America: Empire’s New Land Grab Mark Gillem 5. Waiting in African Cities AbdouMaliq Simone 6. Border Tours: Strategies of Surveillance, Tactics of Encroachment Teddy Cruz 7. Re-Stating the Obvious Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Craig Gilmore 8. The Threat from Within: Protecting the Indefensible from the Indeterminate Kathi Holt-Diamant 9. Blank Slates and Disaster Zones: The State, September 11, and the Displacement of Chinatown Laura Liu 10. Back to Zero: Mourning in America Michael Sorkin 11. The New Emotions of Home: Fear Insecurity and Paranoia 12. Staged Authenticity Today 13. Architecture Emblematic: Hardened Sites and Softened Symbols 14. Me and my Monkey: What’s Hiding in the Security State Cindi Katz 15. Thanatotactics Eyal Weizman 16. A Short History of the Car Bomb Mike Davis