Perspectives on 9/11 /
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| Imprint: | Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2004. |
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| Description: | xvi, 353 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5535725 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Prologue
- Preface
- Part 1. Catastrophe and Survival
- 1. A Terrorist Attack: Response and Reflection
- 2. Surviving 9/11
- 3. How the Fire Department Coped
- Part 2. Law and Society
- 4. The Evolution of International Criminal Law
- 5. The U.S. Right to Use Force in Response to the Attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center
- 6. Reconciling the War on Terrorism with the U.S. Constitution
- 7. Civil Liberties in Wartime
- Part 3. Foreign Policy, Ideology, and Ethics
- 8. Law and Justice in the Response to 9/11
- 9. Basic Tenets of the Anti-U.S. Ideology on the Arab and Muslim Street
- 10. Interfaith Imperatives Post 9/11: Sovereign Value of the Golden Rule
- Part 4. Mass Destruction and Technology
- 11. Preventing Bioterrorism: Nature of the Threat and Policy Options
- 12. How to Control Weapons of Mass Destruction
- 13. Constructing Barriers to Proliferation and the Illicit Trade in Weapons
- Part 5. Dealing with the Tragedy Communally and Globally
- 14. United Nations Responses to Terrorism After 9/11
- 15. The Judiciary in National Emergencies
- 16. Legal Measures Against Financing Terrorism
- Epilogue: Philosophical, Multicultural, and Spiritual Perspectives
- A. An Afterword on the Aftermath
- B. September 11 and Culture: A Brief Reflection
- C. Death Be Vanquished
- Index
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors
