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Autore |
Hewitt Steve |
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Titolo |
Snitch! : a history of the modern intelligence informer / / Steve Hewitt |
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New York : , : Continuum, , 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-5013-0067-9 |
1-282-87671-6 |
9786612876714 |
1-4411-9025-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (218 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Informers |
Intelligence service |
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-202) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- 'Inherent in the conditions of human society': the nature of informing -- Informing history -- Famous informers -- The informer states -- Informers in the 'war on terror' -- Conclusion: living in the informer age. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Snitch! offers a vivid account of how some citizens actively assist state surveillance by "informing" on others."--Bloomsbury Publishing. |
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