Intelligence studies in Britain and the US : historiography since 1945 / edited by Christopher R. Moran and Christopher J. Murphy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moran, Christopher R.

Murphy, Christopher J. (Christopher John), 1976-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intelligence service--Great Britain--Historiography.

Intelligence service.

Intelligence service--United States--Historiography.

Intelligence service in literature.

Historiography.

United States.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xix, 316 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2013]

Summary:

Explores the history of publications that have shed light on the 'secret world' of intelligence and espionage, Intelligence Studies gained prominence in the 1970s - when the secrets of Bletchley Park were revealed and the CIA was publicly chastised for 'dirty tricks' - and is now one of the most dynamic sub-disciplines within Diplomatic History and International Relations. Yet those studying intelligence seldom pause to reflect upon the historiography of their chosen subject. They are preoccupied with doing Intelligence Studies, rather than reflecting on how it is done and has been done in the past. This problem is addressed here, through an exploration of the literature of intelligence - a disparate, yet fast-evolving body of work that places investigative journalists alongside academics, official historians and former 'insiders'. Key Features, Cutting-edge contributions from 16 leading experts including Keith Jeffery, Matthew Jones, Richard J. Aldrich and Chapman Pincher, Wide-ranging, it represents an original investigation of developments and trends in Intelligence Studies in both the US and the UK, Incorporates broad overviews and more in-depth explorations of specific 'spy books' alongside the exploration of the popular culture of intelligence, Presents a benchmark publication with significance both for current and future research Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I American Intelligence Historiography

1 CIA History as a Cold War Battleground: The Forgotten First Wave of Agency Narratives / Richard J. Aldrich Aldrich, Richard J. 19

2 The Culture of Funding Culture: The CIA and the Congress for Cultural Freedom / Eric Pullin Pullin, Eric 47

3 'Real Substance, Not Just Symbolism'? The CIA and the Representation of Covert Operations in the Foreign Relations of the United States Series / Matthew Jones Jones, Matthew, Paul McGarr McGarr, Paul 65

4 Bonum Ex Malo: The Value of Legacy of Ashes in Teaching CIA History / Nicholas Dujmovic Dujmovic, Nicholas 90

5 Narrating Covert Action: The CIA, Historiography and the Cold War / Kaeten Mistry Mistry, Kaeten 111

6 FBI Historiography: From Leader to Organisation / Melissa Graves Graves, Melissa 129

7 Reconceiving Realism: Intelligence Historians and the Fact/Fiction Dichotomy / Simon Willmetts Willmetts, Simon 146

8 The Reality is Stranger than Fiction: Anglo-American Intelligence Cooperation from World War II through the Cold War / Frederick P. Hitz Hitz, Frederick P. 172

Part II British Intelligence Historiography

9 A Plain Tale of Pundits, Players and Professionals: The Historiography of the Great Game / Robert Johnson Johnson, Robert 183

10 No Cloaks, No Daggers: The Historiography of British Military Intelligence / Jim Beach Beach, Jim 202

11 The Study of Interrogation: A Focus on Torture, But What About the Intelligence? / Samantha Newbery Newbery, Samantha 222

12 Whitehall, Intelligence and Official History: Editing SOE in France / Christopher J. Murphy Murphy, Christopher J. 236

13 A Tale of Torture? Alexander Scotland, The London Cage and Postwar British Secrecy / Daniel W. B. Lomas Lomas, Daniel W. B. 251

14 1968 -'A Year to Remember' for the Study of British Intelligence? / Adam D. M. Svendsen Svendsen, Adam D. M. 263

15 Their Trade is Treachery: A Retrospective / Chapman Pincher Pincher, Chapman 281

16 Intelligence and 'Official History' / Christopher Baxter Baxter, Christopher, Keith Jeffery Jeffery, Keith 289.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780748646272

0748646272

OCLC:

843034513