America's Secret Power: The CIA in a Democratic Society - Couverture rigide

Johnson, Loch K.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0195054903 ISBN 13 : 9780195054903

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1989

Synopsis

An up-to-date and comprehensive examination of the CIA, its primary aims, and its relations with other American institutions, including Congress, the White House, the media and the universities.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

A magisterial study of the CIA that will have wide appeal to both practitioners and students of this subject. As the author of the highly regarded Season of Inquiry and a former staff aide to Senator Frank Church, Johnson has impressive credentials as an academic theorist and governmental analyst. (Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence)

It brings the thoroughness and grasp of detail we have come to expect of the author ... he shows a scholarly and straightforward approach. (William H. Jackson, Jr., Intelligence and National Security)

Présentation de l'éditeur

How should we define the role of secret agencies in a democratic society? Can a balance be struck between civil liberties and national security? These are questions addressed in Loch Johnson's book, an overview of the CIA and its activities in American affairs, both domestic and foreign.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195054903
• ISBN 13: 9780195054903
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Messaggerie Libri; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8; Assago Milano; Italie