Covert Action
Central Intelligence Agency and the Limits of American Intervention in the Post-war World
Published on 31. December 1988
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-85043-089-6 (ISBN)
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index, notes
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85043-089-6 (9781850430896)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
The political culture of covert action; setting the mold - early successes; the momentum of action - small operations and large commitments; the problem of control - "Our" purposes and "Theirs"; covert action and unintended results; lessons for the future; the ultimate paradox - covert action in an open society.