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Author:   Kevin A. O'Brien
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780415535243

ISBN 10:   0415535247
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   22 March 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"1. Introduction: South African Intelligence in Revolution and Counter-Revolution 1948-2005 2. The Birth of South Africa’s Intelligence Capability and the Rise of the ""Securocracy"", 1948 to 1972 3. ""Total Strategy"" and the ""Securocratisation"" of the Government, 1972-1978 4. Hydra: The Rise of the National Intelligence and Counter-Revolutionary Structures, 1978-1983 5. Carrot and Stick: The Domestic COIN Paradigm, 1980-1985 6. The Assassins’ Web: The Growth of Counter-Revolutionary Warfare Intelligence, 1979-1985 7. Crossing the Rubicon: ""The Gloves Come Off"" for a Total Counter-Revolutionary Strategy, 1985-1990 8. Negotiating a Settlement: Reform and Retrenchment For All, 1990-1994 9. Progress and Problems: South Africa’s New Intelligence Dispensation, 1994-2005 10. Conclusion: Still Fighting The War – The Legacy of South Africa’s Intelligence History"

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Kevin O'Brien provides a clearly structured account of the development of the South African intelligence services from 1948 to 2005, within the context of increased resistance and counter-revolutionary strategies by the state... an intriguing read. - Chris Saunders, University of Cape Town; South African Historical Journal, 63:4 The South African Intelligence Services is a unique, well documented study that will serve as the definitive work on the topic from the intelligence dispensation point of view. - Hayden Peake, Center for the Study of Intelligence; Studies in Intelligence, Vol. 55 No. 3

"""Kevin O’Brien provides a clearly structured account of the development of the South African intelligence services from 1948 to 2005, within the context of increased resistance and counter-revolutionary strategies by the state... an intriguing read."" - Chris Saunders, University of Cape Town; South African Historical Journal, 63:4 ""The South African Intelligence Services is a unique, well documented study that will serve as the definitive work on the topic from the “intelligence dispensation” point of view."" - Hayden Peake, Center for the Study of Intelligence; Studies in Intelligence, Vol. 55 No. 3"

Kevin O'Brien provides a clearly structured account of the development of the South African intelligence services from 1948 to 2005, within the context of increased resistance and counter-revolutionary strategies by the state... an intriguing read. - Chris Saunders, University of Cape Town; South African Historical Journal, 63:4 The South African Intelligence Services is a unique, well documented study that will serve as the definitive work on the topic from the intelligence dispensation point of view. - Hayden Peake, Center for the Study of Intelligence; Studies in Intelligence, Vol. 55 No. 3

Author Information

Kevin A. O’Brien has served for a number of years as a senior advisor to Western government and critical infrastructures sectors on public security and intelligence matters. He is currently a senior analyst with the Government of Canada. He has a PhD in International Politics (Security Studies) from the University of Hull.

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