Author:
Bauer, Deborah, author.
ImprintLincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
Descriptionxv, 337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Note: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).
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-321) and index.
Note:"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.
