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Overview"This third edition of Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones’s engrossing history of the Central Intelligence Agency includes a new prologue that discusses the history of the CIA since the end of the Cold War, focusing in particular on the intelligence dimensions of the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Praise for the earlier editions: “I have read many books on the CIA, but none more searching and still dispassionate. Nor would I have believed that a book of such towering scholarship could still be so lucid and exciting to read.”—Daniel Schorr “This is one of the best short histories of the CIA in print, up-to-date and based on a wide range of sources.”—Walter Laqueur “Judicious and reasonable. . . . A sophisticated study that should challenge us to take a more serious view about how our democracy formulates its foreign policy.”—David P. Calleo, New York Times Book Review A brief, yet subtle and penetrating, account of the Central Intelligence Agency.""—Leonard Bushkoff, Christian Science Monitor ""Subtle and crisply written. . . . A book remarkable for its clarity and lack of bias.""—William W. Powers, Jr., International Herald Tribune, Paris" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones , Rohodri Jefereys-JonesPublisher: Yale University Press Imprint: Yale University Press Edition: 3rd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 1.60cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.494kg ISBN: 9780300099485ISBN 10: 0300099487 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 08 February 2003 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsI have read many books on the CIA, but none more searching and still dispassionate. Nor would I have believed that a book of such towering scholarship could still be so lucid and exciting to read. Daniel Schorr This is one of the best short histories of the CIA in print, up-to-date and based on a wide range of sources. Walter Laqueur Judicious and reasonable... A sophisticated study that should challenge us to take a more serious view about how our democracy formulates its foreign policy. David P. Calleo, New York Times Book Review Author InformationRhodri Jeffreys-Jones, professor of American history at the University of Edinburgh and author of Peace Now! American Society and the Ending of the Vietnam War (ISBN 0 300 08920 1, pb. [pound]12.50*) and Cloak and Dollar (ISBN 0 300 07474 3, [pound]22.50*), has written extensively on the subject of espionage. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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