Understanding intelligence in the twenty-first century : journeys in shadows / / edited by L.V. Scott and P.J. Jackson

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.12
• Soggetto topico: Intelligence service
• Altri autori: ScottL. V <1957-> (Leonard Victor) JacksonP. J <1964-> (Peter J.)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword; Preface; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; List of Figures and Tables; List of Contributors; Journeys in Shadows; Intelligence, International Relations and 'Under-theorisation'; German Intelligence History: A field in search of scholars; Netcentric Warfare, C4ISR and Information Operations: Towards a revolution in military intelligence?; Some Concepts that may be Useful in Understanding the Myriad Forms and Contexts of Surveillance; 'Who Profited from the Crime?' Intelligence Failure, Conspiracy Theories and the Case of September 11 ; Bletchley Park and the HolocaustFiction, Faction and Intelligence; The Geopolitics of James Bond; Hunters not Gatherers: Intelligence in the twenty-first century; Secret Intelligence, Covert Action and Clandestine Diplomacy; Ethics and Intelligence after September 2001; 'As Rays of Light to the Human Soul'? Moral Agents and Intelligence Gathering; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Over the past few decades, international history and security have been significantly influenced by greater understanding of the role of intelligence in national security and foreign policy-making. In Britain, much of the work has developed in the subdiscipline of international history with its methodological predisposition towards archive-based research. Advances in archival disclosure, accelerated by the end of the Cold War, as well as by the changing attitudes of official secrecy and the work of the intelligence services, have further facilitated research, understanding and debat
• Titolo autorizzato: Understanding intelligence in the twenty-first century
• ISBN: 1-135-76973-7; 0-691-03440-0; 0-429-23394-9; 0-203-60827-5; 1-135-76974-5; 1-280-05638-X; 0-203-50442-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827185003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cass series--studies in intelligence.