The watchers
Subtitle: the rise of America's surveillance state
By: Shane Harris.
Publisher: Penguin Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 418
ISBN-13: 9781594202452
Subjects: Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention -- History; National security -- United States; Intelligence service -- United States
Description: Using exclusive access to key government sources, Shane Harris chronicles the rise of the American surveillance state over the past 25 years and highlights a dangerous paradox: our government's strategy has made it harder to catch terrorists and easier to spy on the rest of us.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.