{"product_id":"secret-intelligence-in-the-european-states-system-19181989-9780804783590","title":"Secret Intelligence in the European States System","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collection of essays that analyze the recent evidence concerning the history of the European state system of the last century, offering an array of insights across countries and across time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSecret Intelligence in the European State System, 1918–1989\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent collection and valuable contribution to the field of European intelligence history during the twentieth century.\"—Kristie Macrakis, \u003ci\u003eH-Diplo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This worthy essay collection examines the relatively under-studied history of secret intelligence in France, East and West Germany, Britain, and Stalin's Russia . . . As a whole, the collection provides a useful reminder that secret intelligence does not operate in a vacuum. Nor should the scholarly study of intelligence . . . Highly recommended.\"—P. C. Kennedy, \u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This collection of essays by notable scholars advances our understanding of aspects of European intelligence history, still an underdog field compared to the enormous literature on Anglo-American intelligence. The essays on French intelligence, in particular, are outstanding—gems of insight into a national intelligence system that struggled to make a difference.\"—Wesley Wark, University of Ottawa\u003cbr\u003e\"The contributors to this excellent volume provide us with insight into a frequently overlooked period in the history of intelligence organizations. The essays present a balanced study of the contributions of secret intelligence in this volatile time as well as enumerate the political constraints under which they operated.\"—Glenn Hastedt, James Madison University","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405608034647,"sku":"9780804783590","price":52.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804783590.jpg?v=1730492980","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/secret-intelligence-in-the-european-states-system-19181989-9780804783590","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}