Chasing phantoms : reality, imagination, & homeland security since 9/11 / Michael Barkun.

Author
Barkun, Michael [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2011.
Description
xviii, 184 pages ; 25 cm

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    The author identifies a gap between the realities of terrorism, "violence without a return address", and the everyday discourse about it among government officials and the general public. Demonstrating that U.S. homeland security policy reflects significant nonrational thinking, he offers new recommendations for effective and rational policymaking.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Invisible dangers
    • Disaster and terrorism
    • Making the invisible visible : reverse transparencey and privacy
    • Hurricane Katrina, unseen dangers, and the all-hazards policy
    • The imagery of the landscape of fear
    • Unseen dangers as defilements
    • Two models of nonrational action
    • Experts, narratives, and the public.
    ISBN
    • 9780807834701 ((alk. paper))
    • 080783470X ((alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2010041420
    OCLC
    668197722
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