The Rise and Fall of Intelligence: An International Security History

by Michael Warner

Book Overview

This sweeping history of the development of professional, institutionalized intelligence examines the implications of the fall of the state monopoly on espionage today and beyond.

During the Cold War, only the alliances clustered around the two superpowers maintained viable intelligence endeavors, whereas a century ago, many states could aspire to be competitive at these dark arts. Today, larger states have lost their monopoly on intelligence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626160465
• ISBN13: 9781626160460
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher