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Understanding Homeland Security : Policy, Perspectives, and Paradoxes.
Title:
Understanding Homeland Security : Policy, Perspectives, and Paradoxes.
Author:
Noftsinger, J.
ISBN:
9780230605114
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (232 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables and Boxes -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Reader's Guide -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- About the Authors -- One: The Nature of the Threat -- Two: What Is Homeland Security? -- Three: Public Policy Issues -- Four: Information Intelligence -- Five: Critical Infrastructure Protection and Information Security -- Six: Risk Communication, Psychological Management, and Disaster Preparedness -- Seven: Transportation and Border Security Issues -- Eight: Future Implications: Imagination, Integration, and Improvisation -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
Abstract:
This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the historical, social, psychological, technological, and political aspects that form the broad arena of homeland defence and security. The text provides a view of past events and their evolution, allowing the audience to gain a detailed knowledge of government response and policy implications.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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