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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199348529
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Number of Pages608 Pages, 624 Pages
Publication NameIntelligence: the Secret World of Spies : an Anthology
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
SubjectEspionage, Intelligence & Espionage, Security (National & International), Political Freedom
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, True Crime
AuthorJames J. Wirtz, Loch K. Johnson
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight42.4 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width10 in
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Edition Number4
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2014-018920
Reviews"Intelligence--The Secret World of Spies takes a comprehensive view, with the readings pegged to the major components of U.S. intelligence. I cannot wait to use the reorganized and updated fourth edition. I do and will recommend this book to colleagues. I describe it as the best general reader on U.S. intelligence available out there. Johnson and Wirtz get it right, as usual."--Michael A. Turner, University of San Diego"The chapters are all relevant and timely. This book is an important text for students who either want to go into intelligence as a career or seek a graduate degree in this field. I have already recommended this book to many colleagues teaching national security and statecraft. An excellent choice."--Kamal A. Beyoghlow, American University, "Intelligence--The Secret World of Spies takes a comprehensive view, with the readings pegged to the major components of U.S. intelligence. I cannot wait to use the reorganized and updated fourth edition. I do and will recommend this book to colleagues. I describe it as the best general reader on U.S. intelligence available out there. Johnson and Wirtz get it right, as usual."--Michael A. Turner, University of San Diego "The chapters are all relevant and timely. This book is an important text for students who either want to go into intelligence as a career or seek a graduate degree in this field. I have already recommended this book to many colleagues teaching national security and statecraft. An excellent choice."--Kamal A. Beyoghlow, American University, "Intelligence: The Secret World of Spies takes a comprehensive view, with the readings pegged to the major components of U.S. intelligence. I cannot wait to use the reorganized and updated fourth edition. I do and will recommend this book to colleagues; I describe it as the best general reader on U.S. intelligence available out there. Johnson and Wirtz get it right, as usual."--Michael A. Turner, University of San Diego "The chapters are all relevant and timely. This book is an important text for students who either want to go into intelligence as a career or seek a graduate degree in this field. I have already recommended this book to many colleagues teaching national security and statecraft. An excellent choice."--Kamal A. Beyoghlow, American University
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal327.1273
Table Of Content*=New to this EditionAbout this BookPrefaceAbout the EditorsAbout the ContributorsPART I. INTELLIGENCE STUDIES: AN INTRODUCTION1. Intelligence as Threats and Reassurance *2. The Evolution of the U.S. Intelligence Community--An Historical Overview3. Intelligence and the Second Bush Administration4. Intelligence since 9/11 *PART II. INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION5. The Intelligence Cycle6. Technology and Intelligence *7. Human Source Intelligence8. Open-Source Intelligence9. Pearl Harbor and 9/11PART III. INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS10. Analysis, War, and Decision: Why Intelligence Failures Are Inevitable11. A Policymaker's Perspective on Intelligence Analysis12. The Challenges of Intelligence AnalysisPART IV. INTELLIGENCE AND THE POLICYMAKER13. Intelligence Analysts and Policymakers14. Tribal Tongues: Intelligence Consumers, Intelligence Producers15. The Need for Policy GuidancePART V. THE DANGERS OF INTELLIGENCE POLITICIZATION16. The Intelligence-Policy Nexus17. Public IntelligencePART VI. COVERT ACTION18. Covert Action in Chile *19. Covert Action: Swampland of American Foreign Policy20. Covert Action Can Be Just21. Covert Action, Pentagon Style22. Assassination as an Instrument of American Foreign PolicyPART VII. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE23. The Challenges of Counterintelligence24. Cold War Spies: Why They Spied and How They Got Caught25. Treachery Inside the CIA26. Counterintelligence, Perception, and DeceptionPART VIII. ACCOUNTABILITY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES27. Intelligence: Welcome to the American Government28. Unleashing the Rogue Elephant: September 11 and Letting the CIA Be the CIA29. Intelligence and the Rise of Judicial Accountability30. Congressional Supervision of America's Secret Agencies: The Experience and Legacy of the Church Committee, 31. Warrantless WiretapsPART IX. INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE 9/11 AND WMD INTELLIGENCE FAILURES32. 9/11 Intelligence Failure,33. Spying Blind34. Hiding in Plain Sight: Denial, Deception, and the Non-State Actor35. Intelligence, Policy, and the War in Iraq36. Intelligence and Homeland SecurityPART X. INTELLIGENCE IN OTHER LANDS37. The Soviet Intelligence Community38. The British Experience with Intelligence39. Egyptian Intelligence *40. French Intelligence *Epilogue: The Future of IntelligenceU.S. Intelligence Leadership, 1947-2014The Organization of the U.S. Intelligence CommunityIntelligence WebsitesSelect BibliographyName IndexSubject Index
SynopsisIntelligence: The Secret World of Spies--An Anthology, Fourth Edition, is the most up-to-date reader in intelligence studies. Editors Loch K. Johnson and James J. Wirtz present a diverse, comprehensive, and highly accessible set of forty readings by leading experts in the field. This unique volume features comprehensive coverage of many hot topics including methods of intelligence collection, intelligence analysis, the danger of intelligence politicization, relationships between intelligence officers and the policymakers they serve, covert action, counterintelligence, accountability and civil liberties, the implications of major intelligence failures in 2001 and 2002, and recent controversies over highly classified documents leaked by insiders, Intelligence: The Secret World of Spies--An Anthology, Fourth Edition, is the most up-to-date reader in intelligence studies. Editors Loch K. Johnson and James J. Wirtz present a diverse, comprehensive, and yet highly accessible set of forty readings by leading experts in the field. This unique volume features comprehensive coverage of many hot topics including methods of intelligence collection, intelligence analysis, the danger of intelligence politicization, relationships between intelligence officers and the policymakers they serve, covert action, counterintelligence, accountability and civil liberties, the implications of major intelligence failures in 2001 and 2002, and recent controversies over highly classified documents leaked by insiders., Intelligence: The Secret World of Spies--An Anthology, Fourth Edition, is the most up-to-date reader in intelligence studies. Editors Loch K. Johnson and James J. Wirtz present a diverse, comprehensive, and highly accessible set of forty readings by leading experts in the field. This unique volume features comprehensive coverage of many hot topics including methods of intelligence collection, intelligence analysis, the danger of intelligence politicization, relationships between intelligence officers and the policymakers they serve, covert action, counterintelligence, accountability and civil liberties, the implications of major intelligence failures in 2001 and 2002, and recent controversies over highly classified documents leaked by insiders.
LC Classification NumberJK468.I6I467 2014
