Chasing Phantoms
Reality, Imagination, and Homeland Security Since 9/11
Michael Barkun
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 04/2011
Pages: 208
Subject: Political Science, Religion
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Print ISBN: 9.78E+12
eBook ISBN: 9780807877692
DESCRIPTION
Barkun 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, Barkun offers new recommendations for effective--and rational--policymaking.