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Book SynopsisWe, each of us in the civilized Western world, live in a space inviolate. Our home is our castle, as the saying goes: our shelter from the intrusion of the weather and other outside influences; our defence against physical and mental threats, real and imagined, to our private space; vault to our accumulated private property; theatre of our desires and aspirations; arena of our private victories and defeats, no matter how large or small; harbour of our secrets and fears; refuge to our children and family.
Yet the very protection and security our home provides us with also isolates us from our neighbours, our relatives, and the public affairs of our communitiesconstructs a garrison of anonymity around us and our loved ones in which we can become unknown, unlovedno one that anyone need be concerned nor care about.
We see the recent rise of home invasions in our society as a violation of our most intimate places: the perpetration of heinous crimes upon the aged, the disabl
