| Description |
1 online resource (529 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover -- MI5, the Cold War, and the Rule of Law -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Stewart Report -- 3. The Security Service Mandate -- 4. Surveillance Targets -- 5. Surveillance Methods -- 6. Democracy under Surveillance -- 7. The Rule of Law under Surveillance -- 8. The Guilty Secret -- 9. Surveillance and the Purge -- 10. Vetting and the Secret Blacklist -- 11. Surveillance and the Industrial Purge -- 12. Purging the Trade Unions -- 13. The Ubiquitous Lord Radcliffe -- 14. Lord Denning Takes Over -- 15. Conclusion -- Appendix |
| Summary |
This book is a unique and innovative study of the status, powers, and activities of MI5 during the Cold War. It contends that MI5 was subject neither to effective political nor legal scrutiny, and examines the operations of the Security Service for civil liberties, and the contemporary relevance of Cold War practices |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 27, 2020) |
| Subject |
Great Britain. MI5.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain. MI5 fast |
| Subject |
Cold War.
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Espionage, British -- History -- 20th century
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Espionage, British
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Politics & government.
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Politics and Government.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mahoney, Joan, author
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Moretta, Andrew, author.
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| ISBN |
9780192550590 |
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0192550594 |
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9780192550606 |
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0192550608 |
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0191859567 |
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9780191859564 |
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