Disasters and the American state : how politicians, bureaucrats, and the public prepare for the unexpected / Patrick S. Roberts, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
From disaster relief to disaster management -- The origins of the disaster state, 1789-1914 -- Civil defense and the foundations of disaster policy, 1914-1979 -- The rise of emergency management and FEMA, 1979-2001 -- Terrorism and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, 1993-2003 -- "Where the hell is the army?": Hurricane Katrina meets the homeland security era -- Administrative evil and elite panic in disaster management -- Disasters and the American state
Summary
Disasters and the American State offers a thesis about the trajectory of federal government involvement in preparing for disaster shaped by contingent events
