Culture, humanities & social science
Beyond 9/11: Homeland Security for the Twenty-First Century
Edited by Chappell Lawson, associate professor of political science; Alan Bersin; and Juliette N. Kayyem
MIT Press · 2020
What does it mean to "secure the homeland" in the 21st century? What lessons can be drawn from the first two decades of U.S. government efforts to do so? In this book, leading academic experts and former senior government officials address the most salient challenges of homeland security today.
From Summer 2021 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News).
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