Defining documents in american history: espionage & intrigue, Salem Press
Автор: Bernard Collaery Название: Oil Under Troubled Waters: Australia`s Timor Sea Intrigue ISBN: 0522876498 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780522876499 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 33430.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: In May 2018 Bernard Collaery, a former Attorney-General of the Australian Capital Territory and long-term legal counsel to the government of East Timor, was charged with conspiracy to breach the Intelligence Services Act 2001. He was forbidden from talking about the charges against him, but under parliamentary privilege independent MP Andrew Wilkie revealed what has since been described as 'Australian politics' biggest scandal'.Five years earlier, after ASIO officers raided Collaery's home and office, Collaery told journalists that ASIS had been bugging the East Timorese government during negotiations over Timor Sea oil. He was about to represent East Timor at The Hague in a case against the Australian government and a disaffected senior ASIS agent. That agent, known publicly only as Witness K, had been raided by ASIO and had his passport seized on the same day as Collaery was targeted. Oil Under Troubled Waters relates the sordid history of Australian government dealings with East Timor and how the actions of both major political parties have enriched Australia and its corporate allies at the expense of its tiny neighbour and wartime ally, one of the poorest nations of the world.
Автор: Moser Edward P. Название: The White House`s Unruly Neighborhood: Crime, Scandal and Intrigue in the History of Lafayette Square ISBN: 1476674868 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476674865 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 44350.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Chronicling the sometimes outlandish, often tragic history of the environs of the White House, this book covers two centuries of assassinations, slave escapes, deadly duels, sex scandals, battles, brawls and spy intrigues that took place in the presidential neighbourhood, Lafayette Square.
Автор: Schumacher Geoff Название: Howard Hughes: Power, Paranoia, and Palace Intrigue, Revised and Expanded ISBN: 1948908603 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781948908603 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 25040.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: This new revised and expanded edition of Howard Hughes chronicles the life and legacies of one of the most intriguing and accomplished Americans of the twentieth century. Hughes, born into wealth thanks to his father's innovative drill bit that transformed the oil industry, put his inheritance to work in multiple ways, from producing big-budget Hollywood movies to building the world's fastest and largest airplanes. He set air speed records and traveled around the world in record time, earning ticker-tape parades in three cities in 1938. Later, Hughes moved to Las Vegas and invested heavily in casinos. He bought seven resorts, in each case helping to loosen organized crime's grip on Nevada's lifeblood industry. Although the public viewed Hughes as a heroic and independent-minded trailblazer, behind closed doors he suffered from germ phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and an addiction to painkillers. He became paranoid and reclusive, surrounding himself with a small cadre of loyal caretakers. As executives battled each other over his empire, Hughes' physical and mental health deteriorated to the point where he lost control of his business affairs. Based on in-depth interviews with individuals who knew and worked with Hughes, the book provides an insider's view of his final years and their aftermath, as well as a detailed assessment of his legacies and impact on popular culture.
Автор: Price Glenn W. Название: Origins of the War with Mexico: The Polk-Stockton Intrigue ISBN: 0292760035 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780292760035 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 18350.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This analysis of the origins of the War with Mexico is the result of the kind of objective approach to national history for which the author makes a plea in his preface and conclusion and in his interpretive comments throughout the work.
Автор: Valentine Douglas Название: The Strength of the Pack: The Personalities, Politics, and Espionage Intrigues That Shaped the Dea ISBN: 1625361475 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781625361479 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 19610.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The Strength of the Pack documents previously unknown aspects of the history of federal drug law enforcement, from the formation of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs in 1968 through the early years of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Picking up where The Strength of the Wolf left off, the book shows how successive administrations expanded federal drug law enforcement operations under the pervasive but hidden influence of the CIA. The "wolf pack" is a metaphor for the multitude of agencies and their offshoots that comprise the labyrinth system currently waging the eternal war on drugs. Once upon a time, the "lone wolf" federal narcotics agent, last of the noir detectives, hard-boiled and streetwise, stalked his prey: vicious Mafia drug dealers and their international connections. But the rise of the American Superpower and the opium-infused Vietnam War saw the lone wolf replaced by a dehumanized bureaucratic system more suitable to empire: the wolf pack, secretly led by the CIA and designed specifically for using the war on drugs as a covert means of advancing the interests of the U.S. ruling class at home and abroad. Based largely on interviews with former federal narcotics agents and CIA officers, as well as the influential politicians and government bureaucrats they worked with, The Strength of the Pack focuses on the CIA's steady infiltration and corruption of federal drug law enforcement for the purpose of waging political and psychological warfare against the American public. Many books have focused on the public policy aspects of federal drug law enforcement, but no book to date has plumbed as deeply into the secret policies, or taken as comprehensive a view of them, as this one.
Автор: Aldrich Richard J., Cormac Rory, Goodman Michael S Название: Spying on the World: The Declassified Documents of the Joint Intelligence Committee, 1936-2013 ISBN: 0748678565 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780748678563 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 105600.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Reproduces and contextualises the intelligence documents that influenced crucial UK Government decisions These 20 case studies reveal the declassified papers of the JIC, shining a light on the workings of Whitehall's secret world and the vital, previously unknown, role played by intelligence in pivotal events across the 20th and 21st centuries. For more than half a century, the Joint Intelligence Committee or 'JIC' has been a central component of the British Government's secret machinery. It represents the highest authority in the world of intelligence and acts as a broker between the spy and the policy-maker. From WWII to the War in Iraq, and from the Falklands to the IRA, it has been involved in almost every key foreign policy decision.
Автор: Aldrich Richard J., Cormac Rory, Goodman Michael S Название: Spying on the World: The Declassified Documents of the Joint Intelligence Committee, 1936-2013 ISBN: 0748678573 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780748678570 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 33790.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: For more than 50 years, the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) has been central to the secret machinery of the British Government, acting as a broker between the realms of the spy and the policy-maker. This title presents a documentary history of how intelligence influenced Britain`s policy response to key 20th century events.
Название: Defining Documents in American History: Drug Policy ISBN: 1642654019 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781642654011 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 277200.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: It is clear that national attitudes about drug use, from tobacco and alcohol to heroin, have never been easy to resolve. Some argue for strict control, some for taxation and regulation, and some for legalization. This set takes a close look at the history of America`s drug policies, treatment options, and epidemics.
Название: Defining Documents in American History: American Citizenship ISBN: 1642657603 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781642657609 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 313230.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: Examines how today`s US citizen was first imagined, how citizenship was established and codified, and how it has been refined over time. Essays also consider barriers to full citizenship, including voting rights, civil rights, prisoner`s rights, immigration quotas, and the process of becoming a naturalized citizen.
Название: Defining Documents in American History: The American Economy ISBN: 1642657565 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781642657562 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 246620.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: From the American Revolution to the present day, our financial institutions and financial practices --from banks to the stock market to tariffs to bailouts --remain at the core of our behaviors, our politics, and even our beliefs. The documents in this set discuss the political and social currents that have affected the nation’s economy and have had an impact on the fortunes of individuals, business and corporations, banks and lending institutions, the stock market, and the federal government. Some of the topics considered in this two-volume set include: the Panic of 1819, the Financial Panic of 1837, the Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression, Black Monday (1987), the Dot-Com Crash (2001), the Great Recession (2008) and the Coronavirus Pandemic (2020). Each in-depth chapter provides a thorough commentary and analysis of each primary source document, often reprinted in its entirety. Commentary includes a Summary, Overview, Defining Moment, Author Biography, Detailed Document Analysis, and discussion of Essential Themes.
Название: Defining Documents in American History: U.S. Involvement in the Middle East ISBN: 1642653977 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781642653977 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 246620.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: The Middle East and the United States have had a complex relationship, especially as it relates to the conflicts and wars that the region has endured over the past three centuries. The U.S. has engaged in military and covert operations with various groups and nations throughout the Middle East in an effort to protect its own interests, settle border disputes, and prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction. Shifting alliances and humanitarian crises have led presidents from Eisenhower to Trump to develop specific doctrines to uphold some regimes, dampen the influence of other world powers, especially Russian, and to wipe out the cells that have spawned some of the world’s most terrifying extremist groups, including the Taliban and the Islamic State. The two-volume set includes in-depth chapters that provide a thorough commentary of significant primary source documents.
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