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From the ancient Greek and Roman origins of human intelligence and its use in the Catholic church to Francis Walsingham's Elizabethan secret service to the birth of the surveillance state in today's digital hi-tech age, Colonel John Hughes-Wilson, author of the highly successful Military Intelligence Blunders, gives an extraordinarily broad and wide-reaching perspective on espionage and intelligence, providing an up-to-date analysis of its importance...
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All Channel Films
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Today, North Koreans are breaking down the barriers to discover the true horrors of the gulag state. Following the journey of a small group of secret filmmakers, this doc shows the viewer what life is really like under the new leader Kim Jong Un, highlighting the contrast of the starving homeless children on the streets to the glittering life of the elite in Pyongyang. We are shown the secret trade in USBs, cell phones and DVDs, which are transforming...
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North Koreans are breaking down the barriers of the gulag state. Following covert filmmakers, this doc shows real life under the new leader Kim Jong Un, highlighting the contrasting ox-drawn farms to the glittering life of the elite in Pyongyang. The starving children on the streets are of artificial food shortages engendered by corruption. See how USBs, cell phones and DVDs from the South are transforming North Koreans' views of their world.
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North Korea strictly limits contact between its citizens and the outside world. Rare occasions, such as the North Korean Mass Games, offer a glimpse of what's often called the secret state. The country typically broadcasts an image of a strong and unified people, but what is the daily reality of life in North Korea? In this look at a major current events topic, state propaganda, defector's accounts, and other annotated quotes highlight conflicting...
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Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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A history of intelligence from its classical origins to the onset of the surveillance state in the digital age.
"A groundbreaking history of intelligence--from its origins in the ancient world to the onset of the surveillance state in the digital age--that lifts the veil of secrecy from this clandestine world. Dramatic and authoritative, The Secret State skillfully examines the potential pitfalls of the traditional intelligence cycle; the dangerous...
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