Screen LibrarySeeking security in an insecure world
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, Md. |
| Publication Dates: | c2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | xii, 317 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781442208032 (alk. paper) 1442208031 (alk. paper) 9781442208049 (pbk. : alk. paper) 144220804X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | D58 |
| CLC: |
D58 D523.3 D815.5 |
| Call Number: | D815.5/C147/2nd.ed. |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. The meaning of security today -- Conventional weapons and war -- Nuclear weapons, deterrence, and arms control -- Chemical and biological weapons -- The terrorist threat -- The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction -- Infectious disease and health insecurity -- Transnational criminal organizations and trafficking -- Insecurity in cyberspace -- The state of the state (I) : the transformation of national security -- The state of the state (II) : the rise of human security -- Economics and security -- The environment and security -- Seeking security in an insecure world. |