Confronting the Colonies
British Intelligence and Counterinsurgency
Published on 1. March 2014
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-19-935443-6 (ISBN)
Description
An original exploration of how the intelligence community became aware of the growing insurgent threat in the twilight of Empire, the challenges this posed, and its impact upon how Whitehall saw the world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-935443-6 (9780199354436)
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03/2014
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Person
Dr Rory Cormac is a lecturer in international relations at the University of Nottingham. He has previously worked at King's College London and the University of Warwick. Cormac's research interests include the relationship between intelligence and policy, as well as the history of British covert action and secret foreign policy.