{"product_id":"beyond-states-and-spies","title":"Beyond States and Spies","description":"Scholars have long viewed intelligence as the preserve of nation states. Where the term ‘private sector intelligence’ is used, the focus has been overwhelmingly on government contractors. As such, a crucial aspect of intelligence power has been overlooked: the use of intelligence by corporations to navigate and influence the world. Where there has been academic scrutiny of the field, it is seen as a post-9\/11 phenomenon, and that a state monopoly of intelligence has been eroded.   Beyond States and Spies demonstrates - through original research - that such a monopoly never existed. Private sector intelligence is at least as old as the organised intelligence activities of the nation state. The book offers a comparative examination of private and public intelligence, and makes a compelling case for understanding the dangers posed by unregulated intelligence in private hands. Overall, this casts new light on a hitherto under investigated academic space.","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56125010116952,"sku":"9781399543668","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781399543668_7ac828b7-0089-4775-82dc-f7257f1e022f.jpg?v=1780032662","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/beyond-states-and-spies","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}