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Shall We Wake the President? : Two Centuries of Disaster Management from the Oval Office.
The history of presidential dealings with disasters shows that whatever their ideology, presidents need to be prepared to deal with unexpected crises. In recent years, the expectations have grown as the disasters seem to appear to be coming more frequently. Since 2001, numerous unpredictable crises,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Blue Ridge Summit :
Lyons Press,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword. Presidents and Disasters by the Honorable Joseph Lieberman, former US Senator for Connecticut; Introduction; Section One: Acts of God; Chapter One. The Pandemic Threat; Chapter Two. Food and Water Crisis; Chapter Three. Weather: A Growing Federal Role; Chapter Four. Economic Collapse; Chapter Five. How to Prepare for Acts of God; Section Two: Acts of Man; Chapter Six. Terror Attacks; Chapter Seven. The Bioterror Threat; Chapter Eight. Loss of the Power Grid; Chapter Nine. Civil Unrest; Chapter Ten. How to Prepare for Acts of Man; Conclusion.
- Appendix One. Presidential Lessons LearnedAppendix Two. When Presidents Should Get Involved: A Checklist; Appendix Three. Five Best and Five Worst Presidents at Dealing with Disaster; Appendix Four. Individual Lessons Learned; Acknowledgments; Endnotes; Index.