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Homeland security and federalism : protecting America from outside the Beltway / Matt A. Mayer ; foreword by Edwin Meese III.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mayer, Matt A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National security--United States.
- National security.
- United States.
- Civil defense--United States.
- Civil defense.
- Terrorism--United States--Prevention.
- Terrorism.
- Internal security--United States.
- Internal security.
- Federal government.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger Security International, [2009]
- Contents:
- A new kind of war
- A short history of civilian defense in the United States
- The limitations of today's Washington-centric model
- Where are all of the federalists? Case study 1: don't mess with Texas
- The role of risk in determining where to allocate limited resources. Case study 2: a tale of two cities
- The importance of local preparedness. Case study 3: lessons learned from SARS elevates Seattle/King County preparedness efforts
- Decentralizing disaster management. Case study 4: an honest approach to disasters in Ohio
- Illegal immigration and the laboratories of democracy. Case study 5: Arizonians say "Enough!"
- Counterterrorism from the bottom up. Case study 6: Los Angeles' counterterrorism innovation
- The role of the community. Case study 7: training tomorrow's prevention forces today at Michigan State University.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780313355226
- 0313355223
- 9780313355233
- 0313355231
- OCLC:
- 317361740
- Publisher Number:
- 99934630605
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