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Author Harvey, Frank P.

Title The homeland security dilemma : fear, failure and the future of American security / Frank P. Harvey
Published London : Routledge, 2008

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Description xiii, 284 pages ; 24 cm
Series Contemporary security studies
Contemporary security studies.
Contents Introduction: The origins of homeland security dilemma -- Rising public expectations and higher standards for measuring performance -- The power and triumph of failure -- Public imagination and probability neglect -- Political imagination and motivation -- Declining support for sacrificing civil liberties -- Multilateral failures and the HSD -- Homeland security dilemma and political motivations -- Revisiting the Overblown thesis: logical, empirical and theoretical problems -- Non-falsifiability of Ooverblown theory -- Weak theories lead to simple (mistaken) solutions -- Conclusion: The homeland security dilemma and the future
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-277) and index
Subject National security -- United States.
National security.
Terrorism -- Prevention.
Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention.
LC no. 2008002017
ISBN 0415775159 (hbk.)
9780415775151 (hbk.)