Introducing the Handbook of Security

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This chapter introduces this third edition of the Handbook. It starts by outlining the issues that have influenced how it is presented and then moves on to introduce, albeit briefly, each of the chapters.

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Gill, M. (2022). Introducing the Handbook of Security. In: Gill, M. (eds) The Handbook of Security. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91735-7_1

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