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MI5, the Cold War, and the rule of law / K. D. Ewing, Joan Mahoney, Andrew Moretta.

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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...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Authors: Ewing, K. D. (Keith D.) (Author), Mahoney, Joan (Author), Moretta, Andrew (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > MI5.
Cold War.
Espionage, British > History > 20th century.
Espionage, British.
History.
Table of 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.

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