Book contents
- Disasters and the American State
- Disasters and the American State
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- 1 From Disaster Relief to Disaster Management
- 2 The Origins of the Disaster State, 1789–1914
- 3 Civil Defense and the Foundations of Disaster Policy, 1914–1979
- 4 The Rise of Emergency Management and FEMA, 1979–2001
- 5 Terrorism and the Creation of the Department of Homeland Security, 1993–2003
- 6 “Where the Hell Is the Army?”: Hurricane Katrina Meets the Homeland Security Era
- 7 Administrative Evil and Elite Panic in Disaster Management
- 8 Government’s Increasing Role in Disaster Management
- Bibliography
- Index
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2013
- Disasters and the American State
- Disasters and the American State
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- 1 From Disaster Relief to Disaster Management
- 2 The Origins of the Disaster State, 1789–1914
- 3 Civil Defense and the Foundations of Disaster Policy, 1914–1979
- 4 The Rise of Emergency Management and FEMA, 1979–2001
- 5 Terrorism and the Creation of the Department of Homeland Security, 1993–2003
- 6 “Where the Hell Is the Army?”: Hurricane Katrina Meets the Homeland Security Era
- 7 Administrative Evil and Elite Panic in Disaster Management
- 8 Government’s Increasing Role in Disaster Management
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Disasters and the American StateHow Politicians, Bureaucrats, and the Public Prepare for the Unexpected, pp. viPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013