| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 296 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Combining his expertise as a national security correspondent and research academic, Paul Lashmar reveals how and why the media became more critical in its reporting of the Secret State. He explores a series of major case studies including Snowden, WikiLeaks, Spycatcher, rendition and torture, and MI5's vetting of the BBC. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Setting the Scene -- 2. The Great War -- 3. The Interwar Years and the Dark Arts -- 4. The Second World War -- 5. The 'Era of Trust' -- 6. Cold War Warriors -- 7. Agitprop -- 8. 1968 and All That -- 9. 1975 : The Year of Intelligence -- 10. The Thatcher Years -- 11. Spycatcher -- 12. The Wall Comes Down -- 13. The 'War on Terror' -- 14. Citizenfour -- 15. Lives at Risk -- 16 Ostriches, Cheerleaders, Lemonsuckers and Guardians -- 17. Reflections on Forty Years of Spy Watching. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Government and the press -- Great Britain.
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Government and the press. |
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Great Britain. |
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Espionage, British.
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Espionage, British. |
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Intelligence service -- Great Britain.
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Intelligence service. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 1474443079 9781474443074 9781474443081 1474443087 (OCoLC)1117550690 |
| ISBN |
9781474443098 (electronic book) |
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1474443095 (electronic book) |
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9781474443074 (hardback) |
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1474443079 (hardback) |
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9781474443081 (paperback) |
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1474443087 (paperback) |
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