TY  - BOOK
AU  - Keller,William W
TI  - Democracy betrayed: the rise of the surveillance security state 
SN  - 9781619029125
AV  - JK 468  K29d 2017
U1  - 363.2320973 
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - Berkeley, CA
PB  - Counterpoint Press
KW  - Intelligence service
KW  - United States
KW  - Contracting out
KW  - Security sector
KW  - Internal security
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Terrorism
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Electronic surveillance
KW  - Civil rights
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Servicio de inteligencia
KW  - Seguridad interna
KW  - Terrorismo
KW  - Vigilancia electrónica
KW  - Derechos civiles
N1  - The challenge to liberal democracy -- Dimensions of the security industrial complex -- Irrational security -- Catastrophic terror -- Episodic terror -- Torture and detention -- Surveillance and control -- Freedom in the balance
N2  - Democracy Betrayed
The Rise of the Surveillance Security State

By William W. Keller
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January 10, 2017 | Hardcover  | 6 x 9, 300 Pages  | ISBN 9781619029125 Order Now From


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A vital and important look at the rise of a security state that is transforming the nature of our democracy 

In the aftermath of 9/11, in lockstep with booming technological advancements, a new and more authoritarian form of governance is supplanting liberal democracy. The creation of the Security Industrial Complex– an “internal security state-within-the-state” fueled by tech companies, private security firms, and others to the tune of $120 billion a year– is intruding on civil liberties to an extent never before seen in our history. Politicians tolerate it; the average citizen at times welcomes it, thinking it is the way to keep the homeland safe in a time of uncertainty and terrorism. But how real is this threat, and is it worth the loss of our individual privacy?

As a society, the author maintains, we have yet to comprehend the meaning of universal digital connection, its impact on our psychology, and its transformation of our government and society. America is at a crossroads in contending with our overreaction to terrorism, allowing the beginnings of a police state, and the erosion of our country from a “liberal democracy” to a “secure democracy”– one where government overreaches, tramples on civil liberties, and uses increasingly advanced technology to spy on the populace. Keller walks us through what these changes can mean to our society and, more importantly, what we can do to halt our march toward intrusive and widespread surveillance.

An urgent clarion call for a country in crisis, Democracy Betrayed is a timely and deeply important book about the future of America, especially as the country orients itself to a new president in early 2017
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