Empires of intelligence : security services and colonial disorder after 1914 / Martin Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Martin, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intelligence service--Middle East--History--20th century.

Intelligence service.

Intelligence service--Africa, North--History--20th century.

Intelligence service--Great Britain.

Intelligence service--France.

Intelligence service--History--20th century--Middle East.

Intelligence service--History--20th century--Africa, North.

Middle East--Colonization.

Middle East.

Africa, North--Colonization.

Africa, North.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 428 p. ) ill., maps ;

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Empires of Intelligence' argues that colonial control in British and French empires depended on an elabroate security apparatus. Thomas shows the crucial role of intelligence gathering in maintaining imperial control in the years before decolonization.

Contents:

Introduction: exploring intelligence and empire

The development of intelligence services and security policing in North Africa and the Middle East

Past precedents and colonial rule

Constructing the enemy: intelligence, Islam, and Communism

Intelligence and revolt I: British security services and communal unrest in Egypt, Iraq, and Sudan

Intelligence and revolt II: French security services and communal unrest in Morocco and Syria

Policing the desert frontier: intelligence, environment, and Bedouin communities

Intelligence and urban opposition in French territories

Disorder in the Palestine Mandate: intelligence and the descent to war in the British Middle East

Domestic politics, international threats, and colonial security in French territories, 1936-1939

Conclusion: intelligence, security, and the colonial state.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-418) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-520-93374-5

OCLC:

808600975