{"product_id":"9781925523652","title":"Spinning the Secrets of State","description":"Author: Justin T. McPhee\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925523652\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Monash University Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Sep 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat isthe purpose of an intelligence organisation? The short answer is to transformdisparate and ambiguous information into a product that clarifies nationalsecurity decision-making. Ideally, that process ought to be politically neutraland detached from the policy objectives of the government it serves. But whathappens when intelligence ceases to be impartial and is used as a politicalmeans to support a policy preference? More significantly, what happens whenintelligence is distorted, twisted or manipulated to achieve this aim?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpinning the Secrets of State\u003c\/i\u003e addresses thesequestions by investigating historical case studies developed from assiduousresearch into previously classified archival documents, political papers,private correspondence and diaries to show how the secrets of state can be spuninto a potent political weapon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn thisrevealing tour Justin T. McPhee considers the evolution of intelligencepoliticisation in Australia from before Federation in 1901 through to themodern era, providing a deep historical context in which to understand theconvergence of intelligence and politics. Containing much new information, \u003ci\u003eSpinningthe Secrets of State\u003c\/i\u003e offers an illuminating account of the secret innerworkings of intelligence manipulation and the conditions that enablepoliticisation to arise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnessential read for both the general observer and scholars interested inunderstanding why intelligence and politics seem fated to collide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867085426846,"sku":"ADS-9781925523652","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925523652.jpg?v=1779429528","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925523652","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}