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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0275992985
ISBN-13
9780275992989
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59137662
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Publication Name
Intelligence and National Security : a Référence Handbook
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Subject
Military / General, Security (National & International)
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, History
Series
Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
16.7 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2007-016119
Reviews
"This work is recommended for libraries desirous of having strong intelligence and national security collections." - American Reference Books Annual, "[P]rovides college-level and military collections with an excellent survey and analysis of what intelligence is and how it functions under the umbrella of American national security. From the initial creation of intelligence services and divisions within the U.S. to ways the information is gathered and analyzed, Intelligence and National Security packs a blend of history and military and social analysis, making it an excellent starting point for any discussion on the topic." - The Bookwatch, "Clark, who is retired from the Central Intelligence Agency, discusses the intelligence field, beginning with the development of American intelligence since the Revolutionary War up to how things have changed since 9/11, in addition to the process of obtaining intelligence, analysis, security, covert action, and the continuing need for intelligence since the terrorist attacks. Biographies of key individuals and some documents, such as the National Security Act of 1947, are presented in the appendices. The volume is aimed at a general audience." - Reference and Research Book News, "This work is recommended for libraries desirous of having strong intelligence and national security collections." -- American Reference Books Annual "[P]rovides college-level and military collections with an excellent survey and analysis of what intelligence is and how it functions under the umbrella of American national security. From the initial creation of intelligence services and divisions within the U.S. to ways the information is gathered and analyzed, Intelligence and National Security packs a blend of history and military and social analysis, making it an excellent starting point for any discussion on the topic." -- The Bookwatch "Clark, who is retired from the Central Intelligence Agency, discusses the intelligence field, beginning with the development of American intelligence since the Revolutionary War up to how things have changed since 9/11, in addition to the process of obtaining intelligence, analysis, security, covert action, and the continuing need for intelligence since the terrorist attacks. Biographies of key individuals and some documents, such as the National Security Act of 1947, are presented in the appendices. The volume is aimed at a general audience." -- Reference and Research Book News
Dewey Edition
22
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
327.1273
Table Of Content
Preface Abbreviations Chapter 1. What Are We Talking About? Chapter 2. How Do We Get Intelligence? Chapter 3. What Does It Mean? Chapter 4. How Do We Protect Ourselves? Chapter 5. What If We Don't Want to Be Seen? Chapter 6. Where Do We Go from Here? Appendix I: Biographies Appendix II: Key Documents Chronology of Events Glossary Annotated Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Clark presents a brief history of the creation and development of the intelligence services in the United States. He centers his examination on the two main constants in the American way of gathering, processing, analyzing, and using intelligence; change and a concern for the impact of secret activities on democratic government. Resolving the ever-growing need for informed decision making continues to put pressure on the country's ability to manage and provide oversight of intelligence. Clark assesses how those forces have resulted in ongoing changes to the intelligence apparatus in the United States. Consistent with other volumes in this series, Clark supplements his narrative with key documents and brief biographies of influential personalities within the intelligence community to further illustrate his conclusions. Clark provides a current, explanatory text and reference work that deals with what intelligence is, what it can and cannot do, how it functions, and why it matters within the context of furthering American national security. He describes the U.S. intelligence community prior to WWII, demonstrating that intellignece gathering and espionage have played a key role in national security and warfare since the inception of the Republic. Through their ubiquity, Clark establishes them as a necessary function of government and governmental decision making. Today, the intelligence apparatus encompasses numerous activities and organizations. They are all responsible for different parts of the practice of collecting, processing, analyzing, disseminating, and using intelligence. With the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991, significant stresses began to appear in the U.S. approach to the intelligence process; Clark concludes by chronicling those stresses and the attendant drive for change was accelerated after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001., This reference work surveys the history of American intelligence gathering, analysis, and dissemenation. Clark focuses on the impact that the ongoing evolution of the national security state has had on the intelligence apparatus in the U.S., Clark presents a brief history of the creation and development of the intelligence services in the United States. He centers his examination on the two main constants in the American way of gathering, processing, analyzing, and using intelligence; change and a concern for the impact of secret activities on democratic government. Resolving the ever-growing need for informed decision making continues to put pressure on the country's ability to manage and provide oversight of intelligence. Clark assesses how those forces have resulted in ongoing changes to the intelligence apperatus in the United States. Consistent with other volumes in this series, Clark supplements his narrative with key documents and brief biographies of influential personalities within the intelligence community to further illustrate his conclusions. Clark provides a current, explanatory text and reference work that deals with what intelligence is, what it can and cannot do, how it functions, and why it matters within the context of furthering American national security. He describes the U.S. intelligence community prior to WWII, demonstrating that intellignece gathering and espionage have played a key role in national security and warfare since the inception of the Republic. Through their ubiquity, Clark establishes them as a necessary function of government and governmental decision making. Today, the intelligence apparatus encompasses numerous activities and organizations. They are all responsible for different parts of the practice of collecting, processing, analyzing, disseminating, and using intelligence. With the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991, significant stresses began to appear in the U.S. approach to theintelligence process; Clark concludes by chronicling those stresses and the attendant drive for change was accelerated after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
LC Classification Number
UB250
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