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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819795303321

Autore

Hewitt Steve

Titolo

Snitch! : a history of the modern intelligence informer / / Steve Hewitt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Continuum, , 2010

ISBN

1-5013-0067-9

1-282-87671-6

9786612876714

1-4411-9025-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Disciplina

327.1209

Soggetti

Informers

Intelligence service

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-202) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"Snitch! offers a vivid account of how some citizens actively assist state surveillance by "informing" on others."--Bloomsbury Publishing.