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UNINA9910973589303321 |
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Autore |
Fosher Kerry B |
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Titolo |
Under construction : making homeland security at the local level / / Kerry B. Fosher |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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9786612679049 |
9781282679047 |
128267904X |
9780226257457 |
0226257452 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxiv, 260 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Civil defense - Government policy - Massachusetts - Boston Metropolitan Area |
Local government - Massachusetts - Boston Metropolitan Area |
Civil defense - Government policy - United States |
Terrorism - Social aspects - United States |
Terrorism - United States - Prevention |
National security - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-252) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1. POSITIONS -- CHAPTER 2. CONTEXT: POLICY AND GEOGRAPHY -- CHAPTER 3. MUDDLING THROUGH: METHODS, ETHICS, AND WRITING -- CHAPTER 4. FINDING THE COMMUNITY -- CHAPTER 5. A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO HOMELAND SECURITY WORK -- CHAPTER 6. DAILY TASKS -- CHAPTER 7. CONCEPTUALIZING SECURITY -- CHAPTER 8. MAINTAINING FLEXIBILITY: HOW THE WORK GETS DONE -- CHAPTER 9. OPPORTUNITIES AND PROBLEMS: FINAL COMMENTS -- APPENDIX. SAMPLE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE BOSTON AREA'S HOMELAND SECURITY POLICY COMMUNITY -- REFERENCES -- INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, security became the paramount concern of virtually everyone involved in governing the United States. While the public's most enduring memories of that time |
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