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Perspectives on 9/11
Yassin El-Ayouty
Assisted by Gerald J. Galgan, Francis J. Greene, and Edward Wesley
Book Code: C7904
ISBN: 0-275-97904-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97904-1
368 pages, n/a
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 6/30/2004
List Price: $71.95 (UK Sterling Price: £41.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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  • Endorsement From Vratislav Pechota,
    Columbia University School of Law:     This book considerably enhances our understanding of the danger of international terrorism and the methods of combating it....It is thoroughly researched, richly documented, and well written....I consider the book a major achievement in every respect.
Description: The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, are difficult to refer to in the past tense. The events of that date changed the United States and the entire world to the point that the pre-9/11 period and post-9/11 epoch now have to be understood by completely different parameters. Its editors conceived this book only a few hours after the World Trade Towers had collapsed. In an age where nothing is definitive this book frames 9/11 in terms of fresh insights and new interpretations that should last beyond its immediate timeframe. Various experts in the fields analyze the issues of terror, strategy, foreign policy, multilateral diplomacy, homeland security, community response, and others. This book is comprised of 18 chapters and divided into five parts dealing with specific issues. Each contributor provides their unique voice to the issues addressed, including two survivors of the tragedy, giving this work a multifaceted focus. The result is this volume spanning the period from the day of the 9/11 earthquake to the subsequent years of secondary tremors ending with the Iraq War. The insight and passion forged in this work makes it invaluable to anyone living in the post 9/11 world.
Table of Contents:
  • Dedication
  • Foreword and Acknowledgments
  • Prologue
  • Preface
  • Catastrophe and Survival
  • A Terrorist Attack: Response and Reflection by Thereasa C. Tobin
  • Surviving 9/11 by Jaimie Atkinson
  • How the Fire Department Coped by Thomas Von Essen
  • Law and Security
  • The Evolution of International Criminal Law by Elizabeth F. Defeis
  • The U.S. Right to Use Force in Response to the Attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center by Malvina Halberstam
  • Reconciling the War on Terrorism with the U.S. Constitution by Jeffrey C. Dannenberg
  • Civil Liberties in War Time by John P. Doherty
  • Foreign Policy, Ideology, and Ethics
  • Law and Justice in Response to 9/11 by Stanley N. Futtermann
  • Basic Tenets of the Anti-U.S. Ideology on the Arab and Muslim Street by Yassin El-Ayouty
  • Interfaith Imperatives Post 9/11 Sovereign Value of the Golden Rule by Jonathan Glenn Granoff
  • Mass Destruction and Technology
  • Preventing Bioterrorism: Nature of the Threat and Policy Options by Berhanykum Andemicael
  • How to Control Weapons of Mass Destruction by Valere Mantels
  • Constructing Barriers to Proliferation and the Illicit Trade in Weapons by Michael F. Cassandra
  • Dealing with the Tragedy Communally and Globally
  • United Nations Responses to Terrorism After 9/11 by Randy Rydell
  • The Judiciary in National Emergencies by Frederic Block
  • Legal Measures against Financing Terrorism by Oscar Schachter
  • Epilogue: Philosophical, Multicultural, and Spiritual Perspectives
  • Philosophical Perspectives: An Afterword on the Aftermath by Gerald J. Galgan
  • Multicultural Perspectives--September 11 and Culture: A Brief Reflection by Francis J. Greene
  • Spiritual Perspectives: Death be Vanquished by Edward Wesley
LC Card Number: 2004041573
LCC Class: HV6432
Dewey Class: 973
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