02989nam 2200685Ia 450 991045112080332120200520144314.01-281-36352-997866113635290-230-60511-710.1057/9780230605114(CKB)1000000000342584(EBL)308361(OCoLC)314776033(SSID)ssj0000285099(PQKBManifestationID)11227437(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000285099(PQKBWorkID)10278306(PQKB)10664034(DE-He213)978-0-230-60511-4(MiAaPQ)EBC308361(Au-PeEL)EBL308361(CaPaEBR)ebr10194095(CaONFJC)MIL136352(OCoLC)646226301(EXLCZ)99100000000034258420060713d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUnderstanding homeland security[electronic resource] policy, perspectives, and paradoxes /John B. Noftsinger, Jr., Kenneth F. Newbold, Jr., and Jack K. Wheeler1st ed.New York Palgrave Macmillan20071 online resource (230 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-349-53371-8 1-4039-7242-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables and Boxes; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Reader's Guide; Acronyms and Abbreviations; About the Authors; One: The Nature of the Threat; Two: What Is Homeland Security?; Three: Public Policy Issues; Four: Information Intelligence; Five: Critical Infrastructure Protection and Information Security; Six: Risk Communication, Psychological Management, and Disaster Preparedness; Seven: Transportation and Border Security Issues; Eight: Future Implications: Imagination, Integration, and Improvisation; IndexThis book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the historical, social, psychological, technological, and political aspects that form the broad arena of homeland defence and security. The text provides a view of past events and their evolution, allowing the audience to gain a detailed knowledge of government response and policy implications.TerrorismUnited StatesPreventionCivil defenseUnited StatesNational securityUnited StatesElectronic books.TerrorismPrevention.Civil defenseNational security363.3250973Noftsinger John B898493Newbold Kenneth F898494Wheeler Jack K898495MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451120803321Understanding homeland security2007476UNINA