1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910220081803321

Autore

Hoffman Bruce <1954->

Titolo

The victims of terrorism : an assessment of their influence and growing role in policy, legislation, and the private sector / / Bruce Hoffman, Anna-Britt Kasupski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Center for Terrorism Risk Management Policy, 2007

ISBN

1-281-43030-7

9786611430306

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (65 p.)

Collana

Occasional paper

Altri autori (Persone)

KasupskiAnna-Britt

Disciplina

362.88

Soggetti

Victims of terrorism - Psychology

Terrorism victims' families

Terrorism victims' families - Political activity - United States

Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Incident, 1988

Terrorism - Psychological aspects

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"RAND Center for Terrorism Risk Management Policy."

"This work was conducted within the RAND Center for Terrorism Risk Management Policy (CTRMP)"--Pref.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 39-46).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Center for Terrorism Risk Management Policy; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - 9/11: Power in Numbers; Chapter Three - Pan Am 103: The Predecessor to 9/11; Pan Am 103: A New Voice in the United States; Lessons Learned: 9/11 and the Advent of a New Era for Victims' Groups; Oklahoma City: Victim Support Services; Chapter Four - An International Comparison:Israel, Northern Ireland, and Terrorist Spectaculars; Israel and Northern Ireland; International Terrorist Spectaculars; Chapter Five - Conclusion; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Little attention and analysis have focused on terrorism victims, including survivors. This report focuses on the organized groups of families and friends that have emerged since September 11, 2001, to become a powerful voice in U.S. counterterrorist policy and legislation.



These groups were remarkably successful in getting the 9/11 Commission established as well as the enactment of the commission's most important recommendations. This report documents these groups' number and diversity, their wide disparity in mission and services, in addition to the effectiveness of their strategies for achie

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910309956203321

Autore

Ward Simon <1969->

Titolo

Urban Memory and Visual Culture in Berlin / Simon Ward

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2016

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-04-078824-6

1-003-70892-7

1-04-079416-5

90-485-2704-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Cities and cultures

Classificazione

LK 16678

Disciplina

943/.155

Soggetti

Städtebau

Kulturelle Identität

Denkmal

Architektur

Motion pictures

Memorials

Collective memory

Civilization

Memorials - Germany - Berlin

Collective memory - Germany - Berlin

Art.

Berlin

Germany Berlin

Berlin (Germany) Civilization 20th century

Berlin (Germany) In art

Berlin (Germany) In motion pictures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-203) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : Berlin and the question of 'urban memory' -- Remembering the 'murdered city' : Berlin 1957-1974 -- 'Place memory work' in Berlin 1975-1989 -- The remembered city on display, 1984-1993 -- In search of a city? Urban memory in unified Berlin -- Conclusion: the collectives of contemporary urban memory.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book examines the crucial role of visual culture (architecture, memorials, photography and film) in shaping Berlin's urban memory culture in both East and West in response to the changing political, social and economic organization of the built environment over the past five decades."