Description |
1 online resource (x, 222 pages). |
Series |
Critical issues in crime and society |
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Critical issues in crime and society.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-218) and index. |
Contents |
Talking about terror -- Seeking a safer society -- Scapegoating and social insecurity -- Crusading against terror -- Hate crimes as backlash violence -- Profiling and detention in post-9/11 America -- State crimes in the war on terror -- Claiming effectiveness -- Assaulting civil liberties -- Culture of denial. |
Note |
Print version record. |
Summary |
From its largest cities to deep within its heartland, from its heavily trafficked airways to its meandering country byways, America has become a nation racked by anxiety about terrorism and national security. In response to the fears prompted by the tragedy of September 11th, the country has changed in countless ways. Airline security has tightened, mail service is closely examined, and restrictions on civil liberties are more readily imposed by the government and accepted by a wary public. The altered American landscape, however, includes more than security measures and ID cards. The country? |
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Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Subject |
September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001) (OCoLC)fst01112794
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War on Terrorism (2001-2009) (OCoLC)fst01754980
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Influence.
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Hate crimes -- United States.
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Arab Americans -- Crimes against -- United States.
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Islamophobia -- United States.
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Prejudices -- United States.
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Civil rights -- United States.
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United States -- Race relations.
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Terrorism.
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Civil Rights.
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks.
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HISTORY.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Arab Americans -- Crimes against.
(OCoLC)fst00812203
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Civil rights. (OCoLC)fst00862627
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Ethics. (OCoLC)fst00915833
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Hate crimes. (OCoLC)fst00951873
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) (OCoLC)fst00972484
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Islamophobia. (OCoLC)fst01737869
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Prejudices. (OCoLC)fst01075260
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Race relations. (OCoLC)fst01086509
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Chronological Term |
2001 - 2009
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Other Form: |
Print version: Welch, Michael, Ph. D. Scapegoats of September 11th. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2006 0813538955 9780813538952 (DLC) 2006010512 (OCoLC)65400470 |
ISBN |
9780813541396 (electronic bk.) |
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0813541395 (electronic bk.) |