Chasing phantoms reality, imagination, and homeland security since 9/11

Although a report by the congressionally mandated Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation, and Terrorism concluded that biological or nuclear weapons were very likely to be unleashed in the years soon after 2001, what Americans actually have experienced are relativ...

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Autor principal: Barkun, Michael (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill [N. C.] : University of North Carolina Press c2011.
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario:Although a report by the congressionally mandated Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation, and Terrorism concluded that biological or nuclear weapons were very likely to be unleashed in the years soon after 2001, what Americans actually have experienced are relatively low-tech threats. Yet even under a new administration, extraordinary domestic and international policies enacted by the U.S. government in the wake of 9/11 remain unchanged. Political scientist and former FBI consultant Michael Barkun argues that a nonrational, emotion-driven obsession with dang
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (205 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9798893132663
9781469603230
9780807877692