The quest for absolute security : the failed relations among U.S. intelligence agencies / Athan Theoharis.

Author/creator Theoharis, Athan G.
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : Ivan R. Dee, 2007.
Descriptionviii, 309 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation--History.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency--History.
Intelligence service--United States. --History.
Internal security--United States. --History.
National security--United States. --History.

Contents The origins of U.S. intelligence, 1882-1919 -- A period of transition, 1919-1936 -- The origins of the national security state, 1936-1945 : Part I, domestic intelligence -- The origins of the national security state, 1940-1945 : Part II, foreign intelligence -- Bureaucracy and centralization, 1945-1952 -- Secrecy and the loss of accountability, 1952-1965 -- The breakdown of the Cold War consensus, 1965-1978 -- Reaffirmation of the national security state, 1979-2005 -- Hopes and realities.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 269-293) and index.
LCCN 2007014061
ISBN9781566636971 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1566636973 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks JF 1525.I6 T45 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold