| Description |
xvii, 398 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Fear factor -- Cities and the war on terror -- Empire of the insensate -- Urban operations and network centric warfare -- Planet America : empire's new land grab -- Waiting in African cities -- Border tours : strategies of surveillance, tactics of encroachment -- Restating the obvious -- The threat from within : protecting the indefensible from the indeterminate -- Blank slates and disaster zones : the state, September 11, and the displacement of Chinatown -- Back to zero : mourning in America -- The new emotions of home : fear, insecurity, and paranoia -- Stage authenticity today -- Architecture emblematic : hardened sites and softened symbols -- Me and my monkey : what's hiding in the security state -- Thanatotactics -- "The poor man's airforce": a brief history of the car bomb. |
| Subject |
National security -- United States
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Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention
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Civil defense -- United States
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
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Fear -- Social aspects -- United States
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Paranoia -- Social aspects -- United States
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United States -- Defenses -- Public opinion
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| Added Author |
Sorkin, Michael, 1948-
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| ISBN |
9780415953689 (pbk.) |
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0415953685 (pbk.) |
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9780415953672 (cloth) |
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0415953677 (cloth) |
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