Title: One nation under siege : Congress, terrorism, and the fate of American democracy /
Authors: Jones Evans, Jocelyn.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky,
Year: 2010
Subjects: United States.; United States. Security measures.; United States. Constituent communication.; United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) Security measures.; United States Capitol Visitor Center (Washington, D.C.); Civil rights United States; National security United States
Contents: Congress as an adaptive institution -- Reconciling security and liberty : attacks on the Capitol and corresponding changes in security -- Enunciators and blackberrys : Congressional office administration post 9/11 -- Is writing a letter to your member of Congress a thing of the past? Congressional office communication and accessibility -- Terror wars and turf wars : the homeland security committees -- Gateway to American history or fort Capitol? construction of the Capitol Visitor Center -- The social meaning of Congressional change : expressive, behavioral, and symbolic elements of institutional reform.