Homeland security : a documentary history / [edited by] Bruce Maxwell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Maxwell, Bruce, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Homeland Security--History--Sources.

United States.

United States. Department of Homeland Security.

Civil defense--United States--History--Sources.

Civil defense.

National security--United States--History--Sources.

National security.

History.

United States--Defenses.

Defenses.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 522 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, [2004]

Summary:

- Historical homeland security issues and responses- Process for creating a new executive department and changing institutions and bureaucracies- Steps, major debates, and events leading up to the creation of the Department- Impact on governmental institutions and employees, such as Congress and its committees and structure, federal and state bureaucracies, and civil servants- Budgetary implications at the federal and state levels- Challenges and ramifications for citizens and civil liberties- Mission and goals, such as aviation and border security, crisis planning, and citizen preparedness.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-499) and index.

ISBN:

1568028849

OCLC:

56646097