The Rise and Fall of Intelligence : An International Security History / Michael Warner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warner, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security, International--History.

Security, International.

Intelligence service--History.

Intelligence service.

Intelligence service--Technological innovations--United States.

Intelligence service--United States--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Georgetown University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This sweeping history of the development of professional, institutionalized intelligence examines the implications of the fall of the state monopoly on espionage today and beyond. During the Cold War, only the alliances clustered around the two superpowers maintained viable intelligence endeavors, whereas a century ago, many states could aspire to be competitive at these dark arts. Today, larger states have lost their monopoly on intelligence skills and capabilities as technological and sociopolitical changes have made it possible for private organizations and even individuals to unearth secre

Contents:

From ancient to modern

A technological revolution

As good as it gets

Cold War I: Technology

Cold War II: Ideology

The liberal triumph?

The shadow war

Conclusion / Intelligence all around us.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-380) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781626160477

1626160473

OCLC:

879025004