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One nation under siege : Congress, terrorism, and the fate of American democracy /
Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, America's political institutions underwent radical changes as they adapted to comprehensive security reforms. While the media exhaustively covered new security protocols in the executive office, little attention was paid to other federal agencies and bra...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, America's political institutions underwent radical changes as they adapted to comprehensive security reforms. While the media exhaustively covered new security protocols in the executive office, little attention was paid to other federal agencies and branches that overhauled their systems to accommodate heightened security requirements. As a congressional fellow living in Washington, D.C., Jocelyn Jones Evans was an eyewitness to the institutional culture of Capitol Hill before and after the 9/11 terrorist attacks as well as during the subsequent anthrax. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 249 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-239) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813173825 0813173825 9780813139685 0813139686 9780813135489 0813135486 1282937677 9781282937673 9786612937675 661293767X |