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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Kerry B Fosher |
| ISBN: | 9780226257433 0226257436 9780226257440 0226257444 |
| OCLC Number: | 690609336 |
| Description: | 1 vol. (XXIV-260 p.) : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | 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 |
| Other Titles: | 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. |
| Responsibility: | Kerry B. Fosher. |
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"Under Construction is extraordinarily well written, original, timely, and its subject matter is extremely important. Fosher's demonstration of the usefulness of an ethnographic approach to the topic is truly valuable - practitioners, planners, and policy makers especially need to read this book." - Anna Simons, author of The Company They Keep: Life Inside the U.S. Army Special Forces" Read more...
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