Seeking security in an insecure world / Dan Caldwell and Robert E. Williams, Jr.

Author/creator Caldwell, Dan
Other author Williams, Robert E., 1959-
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2006.
Descriptionx, 241 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Security, International.
National security.
Internal security.
Economic security.
Security (Psychology)
Threat (Psychology)

Contents The meaning of security today -- Conventional weapons and war : traditional threats in new forms -- Nuclear weapons : living in the shadow of the mushroom cloud -- Bugs and gas : biological and chemical weapons -- The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction : spreading insecurity? -- Disease : the greatest killer -- Cyber-threats : how we're all connected to the bad guys -- Drugs and thugs : trafficking and international security -- The state of the state : national security after 9/11 -- Ethnic conflict and security : ancient hatreds? -- The root of all evil? : the matter of economic security -- Ecological disasters and resource wars : seeking environmental security -- Living in the shadow of the World Trade Center : coping with the threat of terrorism -- Seeking security in an insecure world : the way forward.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 195-226) and index.
LCCN 2005016521
ISBN0742538125 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0742538133 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks JZ5588 .C35 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold