num_pages: 334
description: Lowenthal (a professor at Columbia U. and a former U.S. intelligence official) presents an academic introduction to the history and current role of intelligence agencies in the foreign policy of the United States. He surveys the growth of the intelligence agencies, examines their place in the general structure of government, reviews policy debates about the scope and nature of intelligence activities, and discusses intelligence reforms. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
language: English
title: Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy
titlecomplete: Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy
genres: History, Grad School, War, School, Espionage, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Political Science, Military Fiction, Politics
ratings_count: 572
publisher: Cq Pr