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Secret Intelligence: A Reader

Secret Intelligence: A Reader

by Christopher Andrew (Editor), RichardJ.Aldrich (Editor), WesleyWark (Editor)

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    Hardcover 2016

    $152.90
Synopsis

This Reader in the field of intelligence studies focuses on policy, blending classic works on concepts and approaches with more recent essays dealing with current issues and the ongoing debate about the future of intelligence. Aiming to be more comprehensive than existing books, and to achieve truly international coverage of the field, this expanded and revised new edition of the Secret Intelligence Reader provides key readings and supporting material for students and course convenors. It is divided into four main sections, each of which includes full summaries of each article, further reading suggestions, and student questions: * The intelligence cycle * Intelligence, counter-terrorism and security * Ethics, accountability and control * Intelligence and the new warfare Comprising essays by leading scholars in the field, this book is essential reading for students of intelligence, counter-intelligence, strategic studies, national security and IR in general, and for anyone wishing to understand the current relationship between intelligence and policy-making.

$152.90

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 576
 Edition: 2
 Publisher: Routledge
Published: 31 Aug 2016
ISBN 10: 0415705673
ISBN 13: 9780415705677

Media Reviews
'No other single textbook offers readers a richer or more comprehensive picture of the fast changing world of secret intelligence and covert operations.' -- Joe Maiolo, King's College London, UK 'The high quality and broad range of the articles in Secret Intelligence: A Reader makes this book very valuable for students of intelligence, researchers and for anyone interested in better understanding the role of intelligence in policy and planning.' -- Dawn Miller, Calgary University '...admirable and comprehensive reader' -- Times Higher Education Supplement
Author Bio
Christopher Andrew is a Fellow and President of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History and former Chair of the Faculty of History at Cambridge University. Richard J. Aldrich is Professor of International Security at the University of Warwick. Wesley K. Wark is an Associate Professor in the Department of History of the University of Toronto, a Fellow of Trinity College and an Associate of the Munk Centre for International Studies.