Empires of intelligence : security services and colonial disorder after 1914 / Martin Thomas.

Author/creator Thomas, Martin, 1964-
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxii, 428 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Intelligence service--Middle East. --History. --20th century.
Intelligence service--Africa, North. --History. --20th century.
Intelligence service--Great Britain.
Intelligence service--France.
Middle East--Colonization.
Africa, North--Colonization.

Contents Introduction: exploring intelligence and empire -- The development of intelligence services and security policing in North Africa and the Middle East -- Past precedents and colonial rule -- Constructing the enemy: intelligence, Islam, and Communism -- Intelligence and revolt I: British security services and communal unrest in Egypt, Iraq, and Sudan -- Intelligence and revolt II: French security services and communal unrest in Morocco and Syria -- Policing the desert frontier: intelligence, environment, and Bedouin communities -- Intelligence and urban opposition in French territories -- Disorder in the Palestine Mandate: intelligence and the descent to war in the British Middle East -- Domestic politics, international threats, and colonial security in French territories, 1936-1939 -- Conclusion: intelligence, security, and the colonial state.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 397-418) and index.
LCCN 2006032565
ISBN9780520251175 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0520251172 (cloth : alk. paper)