Secret history: writing the rise of Britain's intelligence services

"As John le Carré's fictional intelligence men admit, it was the case histories--constructed narratives serving shifting agendas--that shaped the British intelligence machine, rather than their personal experience of secret operations. Secret History demonstrates that a critical scrutiny o...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:  
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ball, S. J. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal Kingston London Chicago McGill-Queen's University Press [2020]
En:Año: 2020
Acceso en línea: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Aggregator)
Disponibilidad en Tübingen:Disponible en Tübingen.
UB: 60 A 6131
Verificar disponibilidad: HBZ Gateway
Servicio de pedido Subito: Pedir ahora.
Palabras clave:
Publicación relacionada:Erscheint auch als: 1695089820
Erscheint auch als: 1695089774
Descripción
Sumario:"As John le Carré's fictional intelligence men admit, it was the case histories--constructed narratives serving shifting agendas--that shaped the British intelligence machine, rather than their personal experience of secret operations. Secret History demonstrates that a critical scrutiny of internal 'after action' assessments of intelligence prepared by British officials provides an invaluable and original perspective on the emergence of British intelligence culture over a period stretching from the First World War to the early Cold War. The historical record reflects personal value judgments about what qualified as effective techniques and organization, and even who could rightfully be called an intelligence officer. The history of intelligence thus became a powerful form of self-reinforcing cultural capital. Shining an intense light on the history of Britain's intelligence organizations, Secret History excavates how contemporary myths, misperceptions, and misunderstandings were captured and how they affected the development of British intelligence and the state."--
Descripción Física:xiii, 264 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm
ISBN:9780228000822
9780228000815