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

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This title explores the gap between the reality of terrorism and the imagined threat of terrorism. Linking this gap between reality and paranoia to the Bush administration's 'overreaction' to terrorist threats, the author focuses on the issue of unseen dangers.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barkun, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Terrorism > United States > Prevention.
Civil defense > United States.
Emergency management > United States.
Imagery (Psychology)
Imagery, Psychotherapy.
Imagerie (Psychologie)
imagery.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Terrorism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Terrorism.
Civil defense
Emergency management
Terrorism > Prevention
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; ONE: INVISIBLE DANGERS; TWO: DISASTER AND TERRORISM; THREE: MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE: Reverse Transparency and Privacy; FOUR: HURRICANE KATRINA, UNSEEN DANGERS, AND THE ALL-HAZARDS POLICY; FIVE: THE IMAGERY OF THE LANDSCAPE OF FEAR; SIX: UNSEEN DANGERS AS DEFILEMENTS; SEVEN: TWO MODELS OF NONRATIONAL ACTION; EIGHT: EXPERTS, NARRATIVES, AND THE PUBLIC; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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