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694295
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b516484
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| Main Entry
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Jordan, Robert T.
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| Title & Author
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Is America safe? : : terrorism, homeland security, and emergency preparedness /\ Robert T. Jordan and Don Philpott.
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| Edition Statement
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Rev. ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Lanham, Md. :: Scarecrow Press,, 2010.
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xviii, 316 p. :: ill., photos, map ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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1605906492 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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: 1605906506 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 1605906514 (e-book)
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: 9781605906492 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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: 9781605906508 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 9781605906515 (e-book)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-310) and index.
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| Contents
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part I: Terrorism today. Twenty-first-century threats to the homeland -- Counterterrorism tactics -- Are we winning the war? -- Terrorist groups : major terrorist organizations -- part II: A history of terrorism. America's birth : a heritage of conflict and terror -- Domestic terrorism -- International terrorism -- The spread of global terrorism -- part III: Be prepared. Emergency preparedness : Why prepare? -- Appendix: Pandemic flu : How safe are we?
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| Abstract
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Looks at terrorism threats in the twenty-first century, reviews the history of terrorism, and offers advice to Americans on how to prepare to respond to an attack.
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Emergency management-- United States.
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National security-- United States.
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Terrorism-- Government policy-- United States.
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Terrorism-- United States-- Prevention.
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United States, Politics and government.
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| LC Classification
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HV6432.J67 2010
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| Added Entry
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Philpott, Don,1946-
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