Disasters and the American state : how politicians, bureaucrats, and the public prepare for the unexpected /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Roberts, Patrick S., 1975- (Author)
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Subjects:	Disaster relief > Government policy > United States. Emergency management > Government policy > United States. Civil defense > United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

From disaster relief to disaster management
The origins of the disaster state, 1789-1914
Civil defense and the foundations of disaster policy, 1914-1979
The rise of emergency management and FEMA, 1979-2001
Terrorism and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, 1993-2003
"Where the hell is the army?": Hurricane Katrina meets the homeland security era
Administrative evil and elite panic in disaster management
Disasters and the American state.