{"product_id":"intelligence-and-espionage-secrets-and-spies-9781138303133","title":"Intelligence and Espionage Secrets and Spies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntelligence and Espionage: Secrets and Spies\u003c\/em\u003e provides a global introduction to the role of intelligence  a key, but sometimes controversial, aspect of ensuring national security. Separating fact from fiction, the book draws on past examples to explore the use and misuse of intelligence, examine why failures take place and address important ethical issues over its use. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivided into two parts, the book adopts a thematic approach to the topic, guiding the reader through the collection and analysis of information and its use by policymakers, before looking at intelligence sharing. Lomas and Murphy also explore the important associated activities of counterintelligence and the use of covert action, to influence foreign countries and individuals. Topics covered include human and signals intelligence, the Cuban Missile Crisis, intelligence and Stalin, Trump and the US intelligence community, and the Soviet Bloc. This analysis is supplemented by a comprehensive do\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'What is intelligence, and how does it relate to the image of the spy in popular culture? How does the process of gathering, analyzing, and applying it actually work? And why is the word \"intelligence\" so often coupled with the word \"failure\"? Combining incisive conceptual analysis with wide-ranging historical case studies, \u003ci\u003eIntelligence and Espionage: Secrets and Spies \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a timely introduction to a relatively new and rapidly burgeoning field of contemporary scholarship.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce Thompson, \u003cem\u003eUniversity of California, Santa Cruz, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChronology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWho’s who\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE: ANALYSIS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction What is ‘intelligence’? Theoretical approaches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobal intelligence: a brief history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Gathering intelligence: spies and signals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Intelligence analysis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Intelligence and policy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Intelligence liaison\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Catching spies: counterintelligence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6 The ‘hidden hand’: covert action\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssessment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO: DOCUMENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019477418327,"sku":"9781138303133","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138303133.jpg?v=1750780387","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/intelligence-and-espionage-secrets-and-spies-9781138303133","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}