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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill [N. C.] :
University of North Carolina Press
c2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798193206719 |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (205 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9798893132663 9781469603230 9780807877692 |
