Marianne is watching intelligence, counterintelligence, and the origins of the French surveillance state / Deborah Bauer.

Author/creator Bauer, Deborah
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
Descriptionxv, 337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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SeriesStudies in war, society, and the military
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'©♭tat : espionage, surveillance, and limitations for the nation -- Epilogue -- Appendix : April 18, 1886, law regulating espionage (French and English).
Abstract "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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021010739
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