About the Book
"An excellent resource for college and university collections." —Booklist
This important reference work is essential reading for students attempting to understand the horrific events of September 11, 2001, and the impact the devastating terrorist attack had on the United States.
The World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks of September 11, 2001, continue to have
a major impact on the United States. The deadliest day in modern U.S. history reverberates in numerous ways, as its influence is felt in such areas as civil liberties, foreign policy, immigration, and presidential powers. This essential guide features illuminating essays written by top scholars that discuss in detail the impact of 9/11 in these critical areas, as well as how it has changed the lives of Muslim Americans in the 21st century.
The core of this reference work are the 74 A–Z entries on all of the key groups, individuals, and events surrounding the 9/11 terrorist attacks, including the first responders, the heroes of United Airlines Flight 93, the Osama bin Laden raid, and the 9/11 Commission Report. In addition, the book offers a carefully curated group of primary source documents essential to understanding the 9/11 attacks. This resource concludes with a detailed chronology and an annotated bibliography.
Table of Contents:
List of Entries
List of Primary Documents
Preface
Introductory Essays
The Impact of 9/11 on U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts
The Impact of 9/11 on American Muslims
The Impact of 9/11 on Civil Aviation
The Impact of 9/11 on Attacks of Islamic Extremism
The Impact of 9/11 on Civil Liberties
The Impact of 9/11 on Presidential Power
A–Z Entries
Abdel Rahman, Sheikh Omar
Able Danger
Abouhalima, Mahmud
African Embassy Bombings
Alec Station
Al Jazeera
Al Qaeda
Al-Quds Mosque
American Airlines Flight 11
American Airlines Flight 77
American Society of Civil Engineers Report
Anthrax Attacks
Argenbright Security Company
Atef, Mohammad
Atta, Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed
Azzam, Sheikh Abdullah Yussuf
Bahaji, Said
Bali Bombings
Beamer, Todd Morgan
Biggart, William
Bin al-Shibh, Ramzi
Bin Laden, Osama
Bingham, Mark Kendall
BOJINKA, Operation
Bucca, Ronald
Burlingame, Charles Frank “Chic” III
Burnett, Thomas Edward
Bush, George W.
Bush Administration
Bush Doctrine
Cantor Fitzgerald
Casualties of September 11
Central Intelligence Agency
Chomsky, Noam
Churchill, Ward
Clarke, Richard A.
Cleanup Operations at Ground Zero
Clinton Administration
Conspiracy Theories
Counterterrorism Center
Dahl, Jason Matthew
DCA
Department of Design and Construction
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster Mortuary Operation Response Team
Dog Rescue and Recovery Teams
Downey, Ray Matthew
Economic Impact of September 11
ENDURING FREEDOM, Operation
Fadl, Jamal al-
Fahrenheit 9/11
Families of Victims of September 11
Family Assistance Center
Family Steering Committee
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Feehan, William M. “Bill”
Fetzer, James H.
Fire House 40/35
Firefighter Riot on November 2, 2001
Firefighters at Ground Zero
Floyd, Nancy
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
Freeh, Louis
Fresh Kills Landfill
Ganci, Peter J. “Pete”
Giuliani Time (Documentary)
Giuliani, Rudolph William Louis “Rudy” III
Glick, Jeremy
Global War on Terror
Goss, Porter J.
Graham, Daniel Robert “Bob”
Griffin, David Ray
Ground Zero Mosque Controversy
Guantánamo Bay Detainment Camp
Hage, Wadih el-
Hamburg Cell
Hamburg Cell (TV Movie)
Hamdani, Mohammad Salman
Hamilton, Lee H.
Hanjour, Hani Saleh Husan
Hazmi, Nawaf bin Muhammad Salim al-
Health Effects of September 11
Homer, LeRoy Wilton Jr.
Ielpi, Lee
Immigration and Naturalization Services
International Reactions to September 11
IRAQI FREEDOM, Operation
Jarrah, Ziad Samir
Jersey Girls
Joint Terrorism Task Force
Jones, Steven E.
Judge, Mychal
Justification for the September 11 Suicide Mission
Kean, Thomas Howard
Kerik, Bernard Bailey
Kifah Refugee Center, al-
Kuala Lumpur Meeting
Levin, Neil David
Lewin, Daniel M.
London Underground Bombings
Madrid Bombings
Marrs, Jim
Mazza, Kathy
Merino, Yamel
Meyssan, Thierry
Mihdhar, Khalid al-
Millennium Plots
Mohamed, Ali Abdel Saoud
Mohammed, Khalid Sheikh
Motassadeq, Mounir el-
Moussaoui, Zacarias
Murad, Abdul Hakim Ali Hashim
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States
National Security Agency
Naudet Documentary on 9/11
New York City Landmarks Bombing Conspiracy
New York City Police Department
Nineteen Martyrs
North American Aerospace Defense Command
Nosair, El Sayyid
O'Neill, John
Occupational Safety and Heath Agency
Office of Emergency Management
Ogonowski, John
Olson, Barbara
One World Trade Center
Ong, Betty Ann
Pavel Hlava Video
Pentagon Attack
Phoenix Memo
Pilot Training for September 11
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Predator
Reid, Richard
Rendition
Rescorla, Cyril Richard
Ressam, Ahmed
Rowley, Coleen
Samit, Harry
Saracini, Victor J.
Scheuer, Michael
Scholars for 9/11 Truth and Scholars for 9/11 Truth and Justice
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Joint Inquiry into the Terrorist Attacks of September 11
September 11 Terrorist Trial Controversy
Shehhi, Marwan Yousef Muhammed Rashid Lekrab al-
Smith, Moira
Swift Project
Taliban
Tenet, George
The Path to 9/11 (TV Miniseries)
The Wall
Times Square Bomb Attempt
TIPOFF
Transportation Security Administration
United 93 (Film)
United Airlines Flight 175
United Airlines Flight 93
USA PATRIOT Act
Victims' Compensation Fund
Von Essen, Thomas
Wag the Dog (Movie)
Weldon, Curtis “Curt”
World Trade Center
World Trade Center (Movie)
World Trade Center Bombing (1993)
World Trade Center, September 11
Yousef, Ramzi Ahmed
Zadroga, James
Zammar, Muhammad Heydar
Zawahiri, Ayman al-
Zubaydah, Abu
Primary Documents
Chronology
Annotated Bibliography
About the Editor and Contributors
Index
About the Author :
Stephen E. Atkins is Associate University Librarian for Collection Management at Texas A&M University, USA. His numerous published works include Encyclopedia of Modern American Extremists and Extremist Groups (2002), Historical Encyclopedia of Atomic Energy (Greenwood, 2000), which was awarded a Booklist Editors' Choice Award.
Review :
An excellent resource for college and university collections, this worthy update may also serve high schools with strong AP programs.
