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Terrorism, the worker, and the city : simulations and security in a time of terror / / Luke Howie



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Autore: Howie Luke Visualizza persona
Titolo: Terrorism, the worker, and the city : simulations and security in a time of terror / / Luke Howie Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Burlington, VT, : Gower, c2009
Edizione: 1st edition
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (205 p.)
Disciplina: 363.325
363.325/17
363.32517
658.473
658.4'73-dc22
Soggetto topico: Terrorism - Economic aspects
Business - Security measures
Terrorism - Prevention
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Working in the Theatre of Terrorism; 2 Working People as Witnesses and Victims of Terrorism; 3 The Consequences and Meanings of Terrorism for Businesses; 4 Terror and the Mediated City; 5 Working in a Time of Terror; 6 Simulated Security: A Business Response to Terrorism; 7 Terror-work; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Luke Howie's book considers what steps managers and employees can and should take to protect their businesses from the amorphous and indefinable threat of terrorism. Even where they don't perceive a high level threat, business managers who might face having to account for themselves to some post event Inquiry have taken action in consequence of the situation. Often, that action amounts to the introduction of what can be described as 'Simulated Security' which can be effective in terms of providing the reassurance to counter the terrorist objective of disrupting normal life through fear.With it
Titolo autorizzato: Terrorism, the worker, and the city  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-003-06220-2
1-351-14814-1
1-282-29523-3
9786612295232
0-566-09250-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910818103103321
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