| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 337 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Studies in war, society, and the military
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Studies in war, society, and the military.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Biography |
Deborah Bauer is an associate professor of history at Purdue University Fort Wayne. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Intelligence service -- France -- History -- 19th century.
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Intelligence service. |
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France. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Espionage -- France -- History -- 19th century.
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Espionage. |
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HISTORY / Europe / France. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Intelligence, counterintelligence, and the origins of the French surveillance state |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Bauer, Deborah, Marianne is watching Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2021. 9781496223722 (DLC) 2021010740 |
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Print version: 9781496223722 1496223721 (DLC) 2021010739 (OCoLC)1245249694 |
| ISBN |
9781496229144 epub |
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1496229142 epub |
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9781496229151 pdf |
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1496229150 pdf |
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9781496223722 hardback |
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1496223721 hardback |
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