U.S. Homeland Security: A Reference Handbook

by Howard Ball

A legal scholar details the creation and function of the Department of Homeland Security, placing it in historical context.

A concept so important, it is among the first words of the U.S. Constitution, the defense of our borders is as essential today as it was more than 200 years ago. In response to the breakdown of that function on September 11, 2001, the administration sponsored the USA PATRIOT Act, and created the Office of Homeland...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851098038
• ISBN13: 9781851098033
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"