{"product_id":"secret-history-simon-ball-9780228000815","title":"Secret History: Writing the Rise of Britain's Intelligence Services","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs John le Carré's fictional intelligence men admit, it was the case histories - constructed narratives serving shifting agendas - that shaped the British intelligence machine, rather than their personal experience of secret operations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecret History\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that a critical scrutiny of internal \"after action\" assessments of intelligence prepared by British officials provides an invaluable and original perspective on the emergence of British intelligence culture over a period stretching from the First World War to the early Cold War. The historical record reflects personal value judgments about what qualified as effective techniques and organization, and even who could rightfully be called an intelligence officer. The history of intelligence thus became a powerful form of self-reinforcing cultural capital. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShining an intense light on the history of Britain's intelligence organizations, \u003ci\u003eSecret History\u003c\/i\u003e excavates how contemporary myths, misperceptions, and misunderstandings were captured and how they affected the development of British intelligence and the state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Ball\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0228000815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780228000815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McGill-Queen's University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.06w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2021","brand":"Simon Ball","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48807785693439,"sku":"9780228000815","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/secret-history-simon-ball-9780228000815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}