Chasing phantoms : reality, imagination, and homeland security since 9/11

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

This title explores the gap between the reality of terrorism and the imagined threat of terrorism. Linking this gap between reality and paranoia to the Bush administration's 'overreaction' to terrorist threats, the author focuses on the issue of unseen dangers.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barkun, Michael
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Terrorism > United States > Prevention.
Civil defense > United States.
Emergency management > United States.
Imagery (Psychology)
imagery.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Terrorism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Terrorism.
Civil defense
Emergency management
Terrorism > Prevention
United States
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Description
Summary:This title explores the gap between the reality of terrorism and the imagined threat of terrorism. Linking this gap between reality and paranoia to the Bush administration's 'overreaction' to terrorist threats, the author focuses on the issue of unseen dangers.
Physical Description:1 online resource (184 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-180) and index.
ISBN:9780807877692
0807877697
9781469603230
1469603233
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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