| Description |
1 online resource (291 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. From the Golden Age of Flying to Security Theatre in Ninety Days Flat -- 2. "My House, My Rules" -- 3. Fear and Loathing in Airport Security -- 4. Is That a Salami in Your Purse? (Or Are You Happy to See Me?) -- 5. "One Shoe, Two Shoes, Red Shoes, Blue Shoes" -- 6. No Crying over Stolen Shampoo -- 7. Naked Scanners Are for Perverts -- 8. Meeting Resistance -- 9. Risk-Based Security -- 10. Even Pilots Have Pat-Downs, Sometimes -- 11. On the Front Lines with "Screener Joe" |
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12. Lemmings and Sheeple -- 13. Nice TSOs Finish Last -- 14. The Traveling Unicorn -- 15. Traveling with Identity Baggage -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
101 Pat-Downs traces the history of airport security since September 11, 2001, introducing assorted characters of airport security, from passengers who check their brains with their baggage to Transportation Security Administration officers who break the stereotypes |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Terrorism -- Prevention.
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Airports -- Employees -- Safety measures
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Airports -- Management.
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Airports -- Security measures
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Aeronautics, Commercial -- Passenger traffic -- Security measures
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Aeronautics, Commercial -- Security measures.
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Terrorism -- Prevention
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Airports -- Security measures
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Airports -- Management
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Aeronautics, Commercial -- Security measures
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1640124640 |
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9781640124646 |
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