Under Construction: Making Homeland Security at the Local Level

In The Aftermath Of The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, Security Became The Paramount Concern Of Virtually Everyone Involved In Governing The United States. While The Public's Most Enduring Memories Of That Time Involved The Actions Of The Bush Administration Or Congress, The Day-to-day Reality Of Homeland Security Was Worked Out At The Local Level. Kerry B. Fosher, Having Begun An Anthropological Study Of Counterterrorism In Boston A Few Months Prior To The Attacks, Thus Found Herself In A Unique Position To Observe The Formation Of An Immensely Important Area Of Government Practice. Under Construction Goes Behind The Headlines And Beyond Official Policy To Describe The Human Activities, Emotions, Relationships, And Decisions That Shaped The Way Most Americans Experienced Homeland Security.--book Jacket. Positions -- Context : Policy And Geography -- Muddling Through : Methods, Ethics, And Writing -- Finding The Community -- A Brief Introduction To Homeland Security Work -- Daily Tasks -- Conceptualizing Security -- Maintaining Flexibility : How The Work Gets Done -- Opportunities And Problems : Final Comments. Kerry B. Fosher. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [239]-252) And Index.