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The politics of terror : the U.S. response to 9/11 / edited by William Crotty.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Northeastern series on democratization and political development.
- The Northeastern series on democratization and political development
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National security--United States.
- National security.
- Patriotism--United States.
- Patriotism.
- Civil rights--United States.
- Civil rights.
- Terrorism--United States.
- Terrorism.
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009--Political aspects--United States.
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
- United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (338 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Northeastern University Press, [2004]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this timely work, a team of experts addresses the question of how a democracy faces the challenge of balancing legitimate homeland security concerns against the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page ; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Where We Are, Where We Are Going; Part 1 | Moral Dilemmas; Prerequisites for Morally Credible Condemnations of Terrorism; Part 2 | The Public Response: Democratic Values, Patriotism, and Citizenship; Terrorism and the Remaking of American Politics; The War on Terrorism and the New Patriotism; Part 3 | Civil Liberties; America's Wartime Presidents: Politics, National Security, and Civil Liberties; Civil Liberties and the Judiciary in the Aftermath of 9/11; Security versus Liberty: 9/11 and the American Public
- Part 4 | Institutions and Public PolicyOn the Home Front: Institutional Mobilization to Fight the Threat of International Terrorism; Are We Safer Today?: Organizational Responses to Terrorism; The Presidency Responds: The Implications of 9/11 for the Bush Administration's Policy Agenda; Conclusion: Terrorism, Security, and the American State; Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-55553-857-6
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