To Protect and Defend
Subtitle: US homeland security policy
Series: HOMELAND SECURITY SERIES
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Aldershot, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 187
ISBN-13: 9780754645054
Description: Detailing the historical roots of US homeland security policy and its evolution in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, this book provides a unique overview of the emerging and existing agencies and bureaux at the national, state and local levels which are tasked with homeland security. --from publisher description.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : 9/11 and homeland security policy in the United States; title: Security studies and US policy; title: Evolution of homeland security; title: National security and homeland security; title: Structure of homeland security; title: Homeland security policies and processes; title: Homeland security in a comparative perspective; title: Conclusion : the present and future threats