| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 337 pages) : illustrations |
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Studies in war, society, and the military |
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Studies in war, society, and the military.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Part 1. The creation of permanent intelligence organizations. Intelligence in history : the beginnings of modern espionage -- A place of its own : professionalizing intelligence in the French army -- Intelligence communities : police, diplomats, and the militarization of intelligence -- Part 2. The practice of intelligence. Enemies, allies, empire : the stories intelligence tells -- Defining espionage and prosecuting spies : national defense and the April 1886 espionage law -- Countering espionage : the expansion of domestic surveillance, national defense, and the foreigner -- Part 3. Intelligence in the public sphere. Identifying spies and protecting the nation : constructing insiders and outsiders through public participation -- Raison d'état : espionage, surveillance, and limitations for the nation -- Epilogue -- Appendix : April 18, 1886, Law regulating espionage (French and English) |
| Summary |
"Deborah Bauer presents the history of French espionage and counterespionage services in the era of their professionalization, arguing that the expansion of surveillance practices reflects a change in understandings of how best to protect the nation"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Deborah Bauer is an associate professor of history at Purdue University Fort Wayne |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Intelligence service -- France -- History -- 19th century
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Espionage -- France -- History -- 19th century
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HISTORY / Europe / France
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Espionage
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Intelligence service
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France
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781496229144 |
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1496229142 |
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9781496229151 |
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1496229150 |
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