Snitch!: A History of the Modern Intelligence Informer - Tapa blanda

Hewitt, Steve

 
9781441190079: Snitch!: A History of the Modern Intelligence Informer
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ISBN 10: 1441190074 ISBN 13: 9781441190079
Editorial: Continuum Publishing Corporation, 2010

Sinopsis

This is a vivid account of how some citizens actively assist state surveillance by 'informing' on others, such as during the Cold War and the current campaign against terrorism. With "Snitch!", Steve Hewitt provides a thorough study of human informers, i.e., people who secretly supply information to a domestic security agency (a spy provides information to a foreign intelligence service.) The work begins with an examination of the rise of the modern security state through the Cold War to today's ongoing 'long war' on terror. Using a unique comparative approach, Hewitt analyzes the practical and political aspects of informing, drawing on past and present examples from the United States, United Kingdom, former Soviet Union, and other countries. He argues that although the scale of the use of informers by domestic security agencies differs from nation to nation, the nature of their use and the impact on those targeted by this form of surveillance do not. An engaging read that combines scholarly research and specific case studies, "Snitch!" will appeal to anyone interested in security and intelligence as well as in issues surrounding the use of informers, especially in democratic societies.

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Dr Steve Hewitt is an expert on security and intelligence and Senior Lecturer in the Department of American and Canadian Studies at the University of Birmingham. Among the courses he teaches are a history of American intelligence, including the Central Intelligence Agency. Steve Hewitt regularly appears on television and radio commenting on issues of terrorism and security.

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Editorial
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Año de publicación
2010
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ISBN 10 
1441190074
ISBN 13 
9781441190079
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Número de páginas
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9781441100825: Snitch!: A History of the Modern Intelligence Informer

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ISBN 10:  1441100822 ISBN 13:  9781441100825
Editorial: Bloomsbury 3PL, 2010
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