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The CIA: An Imperial History
by Hugh Wilford
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The CIA
In this thrilling history of American intelligence, a celebrated historian uncovers how the CIA became the foremost defender of America’s covert global empire.
A New Yorker Best Book of 2024
“A new and provocative twist on the history of CIA covert action.”—The Cipher Brief
At the end of World War II, the United States stood as the dominant power on the world stage. In 1947, seeking to cement that status, it created the Central Intelligence Agency. The Agency’s mandate was originally to analyze foreign intelligence, but within a few years, it had ranged far beyond that task: bolstering pro-American governments, overthrowing nationalist leaders, and surveilling dissenters at home. The Cold War was an obvious reason for this transformation—but not the only one. The CIA was an integral part of a new imperial order being born in the shadows.
In The CIA, celebrated intelligence historian Hugh Wilford draws on decades of research to show how the Agency fits into the larger history of Western empire. It is a comprehensive and gripping account of America’s embrace of unaccountable power and secrecy abroad and at home.
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- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Author
- Hugh Wilford
- Format
- Paperback
- Release date
- Jun 8, 2027
- ISBN-13
- 9781541610606
- ISBN-10
- 1541610601
- Pages
- 384
- Carton quantity
- 20 copies
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