Fordham University Press

In the United States, the early years of the war on terror were marked by the primacy of affects like fear and insecurity. These aligned neatly with the state’s drive toward intensive securitization and an aggressive foreign policy.

Gentleness is an enigma. Taken up in a double movement of welcoming and giving, it appears on the threshold of passages signed off by birth and death. Because it has its degrees of intensity, because it is a symbolic force.

Named a Gift Book for the Discerning New Yorker by The New York Times. In a metropolis like New York, homelessness can blend into the urban landscape.